Global Travel Retailer Assortment Manager Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Assortment Manager
 

Location: Nairobi
 

Industry: Retail
 

Our client, a global travel retailer with operations in more than 62 countries. is seeking to recruit an Assortment  Manager. 

The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating and running a high margin productivity portfolio of products that enables the short and long term growth of the company.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in areas related to merchandising and marketing including but not limited to trend analysis and recognition, buying, sourcing merchandising, consumer marketing/research.


• Understand, analyze and help anticipate competitive retail landscape, changing, trends and potential impacts on the business


• Create and build a profitable merchandising strategy with complete accountability for product selection and planning


• Oversee Merchandising P&L by managing day-to-day operations and lead all merchandising functions including assortment planning and inventory management


• Create and build comprehensive marketing and communications strategy to facilitate growth, sales and marketing strategies in a multi-channel environment.


• Ensure current Point of Sales partners are maximizing their financial performance


• Develop and execute point of sales growth strategies to determine new markets, oversee the roll-out to new markets and ensure new markets deliver financial goals

Knowledge and Skills:

• Degree in Marketing


• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position;


• A merchandising expert with the necessary experience to successfully strengthen the market position and brand recognition;


• Have a proven success in product promotion, product planning and pricing;


• Previous Merchandising with an e-commerce background would be preferable;


• Be a leader with regards to developing and executing on new opportunities to grow product lines;


• Passionate, self-confident individual that is professional and result driven;


• Strong integrity and ability to work within a team;


• Able to work independently within set parameters;


• Good negotiation and customer relationship management skills;


• Good interpersonal skills both with internal and external relationships;


• Great oral and written communication skills;


• Good at planning and organizing to ensure priority task management

To apply, send your CV and cover letter only to cvs@flexi-personnel.com before close of business 29th November, 2015. 

Clearly indicate the position applied for on the subject line and expected remuneration.