PHOENIX Romania – Farmexim, Help Net, EL Pharma is one of the strongest pharmaceutical service companies in Romania, under the PHOENIX group umbrella, leading European healthcare provider. We deliver health every day. We offer a comprehensive service portfolio (distribution, retail, and pharma services) for thousands of pharmacies, millions of patients, and numerous pharmaceutical companies.

Our organisational culture put people and their experiences first - whether it's our colleagues or the partners we work with. We want to grow together and achieve excellence in everything we do.

We are looking for a Category Manager to strategically manage the Non Pharma product portfolio, with a focus on increasing commercial performance and profitability in the OTC and Food Supplements categories. The role involves achieving profitability targets and implementing the category strategy across the entire retail chain, as well as coordinating the activity of the subordinate team

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Locatie Job: Balotesti, Hybr

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Responsibiliti

• es:
  Category strategy and plann

ing:• Defines and implements the strategy for each category in the portfolio, in line with the company's commercial objecti

ves;• Develops annual plans with clear and measurable K

PIs;• Establishes and monitors profitability objectives, developing scenarios and initiatives to achieve t

hem;• Analyzes the market and identifies growth opportunit

• ies.
  Product portfolio manag

ement• Defines the assortment and coordinates the product listing / delisting process, based on performance

data;• Optimizes the product mix based on margin and contribution to profitabi

lity;• Supervises product management for each cate

• gory.
  Supplier Management and Negoti

ations• Participates in negotiations with strategic suppliers, together with Purch

asing;• Establishes and manages commercial conditions, evaluating supplier perfor

mance;• Monitors financial results and initiates improvement measures (renegotiations, optimization of expired/return compensation t

• erms).
  Pricing and Pr

omotion• Defines and implements pricing st

rategy;• Ensures compliance with pricing po

licies;• Evaluates and optimizes the impact of prices and promotions on margin and

• volume.
  Performance Reporting and

Analysis• Monitors KPIs: sales, margin, stock turnover, marke

t share;• Analyzes sell-out, sell-in, inventory and customer ind

icators;• Tracks category profitability versus budget/f

orecast;• Tracks performance vs. budget/forecast and implements corrective m

• easures.
  Managerial Respons

ibilities• Facilitates cooperation and actively engages at intra- and interdepartmental level to achieve company ob

jectives;• Communicates and coordinates team roles and responsi

bilities;• Develops team members and supports results ori

entation.
Candidat

• e Profile:Completed higher education – Economics, Pharmacy, Marketing or relat
• ed fields;Experience in effectively coordinating teams to achieve performance and meet
• deadlines;Solid knowledge of financial analysis and profitability at category level (margin, profit, budget / forecast), including interpretation of commercial indicators and identification of correctiv
• e actions;Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role (Category Management / Purchasing), preferably
• in retail;Experience in margin and profitability management, pricing & promotions and negotiation with
• suppliers;Advanced PC operating skills (M
• S Office);English language – advan

ced level.
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