Job Details

About Us

DFI Retail Group (the ‘Group’) is a leading pan-Asian retailer. At 30th June 2023, the Group and its associates and joint ventures operated over 10,700 outlets and employed some 218,000 people. The Group had total annual revenue in 2022 exceeding US billion.

The Group provides quality and value to Asian consumers by offering leading brands, a compelling retail experience and great service; all delivered through a strong store network supported by efficient supply chains. The Group (including associates and joint ventures) operates under a number of well-known brands across food, health and beauty, home furnishings, restaurants and other retailing.

DFI Retail Group is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.

The Role

The successful candidate will be developing and implementing strategic plans for assigned categories within the framework of a focused category management business process to achieve the company’s financial goals and objectives and improve market share, customer satisfaction and productivity performance measures for the company. The key responsibilities are as below.

• Achieve category sales, profit and income goals and objectives through developing and implementing strategic business plans for the assigned categories
• Develop, implement, and manage an optimum product mix that focuses on customers’ needs. Participate in CSA to aid in the full understanding of the product impact on customers 
• Develop and implement promotional plans that bring excitement and incremental sales to the stores
• Develop and implement placement and planogram strategies that improve category turnover and positively influence customer shopping behaviour
• Develop and implement a competitive pricing strategy that delivers value to our customers
• Establish collaborative retailer/supplier relationships to maximise income/terms/discounts to improve sales and profitability of category
• Implement a strong corporate label program in the assigned categories to improve the sales and profitability of the company
• Achieve reduction in shrink budget objectives through disciplined buying and inventory management processes
• Achieve the targeted customer service standards in the area of supply days and product mix in order to meet and exceed the customers’ expectation
• Ensure smooth listing of category i.e timely articles generation, timely planogram space allocated, timely 1st PO generation, generate new product announcement sheet, ensure listing in e-store
• Liaison between teams ie: work on estimated landed cost, provide proposal on costing, provide national benchmark details etc.
• Actively manage key partners and suppliers in contract negotiation and build long term partnership 

About You

• Degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience in the retail, food catering, and/or food manufacturing industry
• Excellent food industry and consumer profile understanding
• Good team player who is creative, detail-minded, has excellent communication skills and can work independently
• Good project management and influencing skills
• Self-motivated, able to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel

Benefits

• Team Member Discount
• Subsidized Medical and Dental Benefits
• Training Opportunities
• Career Advancement