Merchandising Manager

Purpose of the Job

The Merchandising Manager will lead a team to develop and execute product assortment strategies that strengthen the company’s competitiveness in pet food, accessories, health products, and related segments. The role holder is responsible for defining a clear merchandising roadmap that supports overall business goals.

Responsibilities

•    Develop product assortment strategies across pet food, accessories, health products and related segment to achieve business goals
•    Define assortment and merchandising roadmap based on business direction
•    Build and optimize category assortment based on sales data and customer needs 
•    Maintain and build strong relationship with principals and suppliers
•    Track category performance including sales, GM%, sell through and inventory turnover
•    Manage SKU lifecycle including product selection, onboarding, rationalization, and discontinuation
•    Work closely with operation, marketing and E-commerce team to develop promotion programme
•    Conduct market research, consumer insights analysis, and competitive benchmarking to identify trends and growth opportunities

Requirements

•    Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Retail Management, or related field.
•    12 years of experience in merchandising or buying, preferably in pet retail, FMCG, grocery, or specialty retail
•    Strong negotiation, analytical communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
•    Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
•    Fluent in English and Chinese (written and spoken)