Private Label Senior Specialist Front Shop

Manages and assists in activities related to PL prodcut development process and Direct Imports, coordinates activities with different functions in company, develops relationship with existing suppliers, sources and contracts new suppliers ensuring that PL products reach targeted profitability, quality and sales, revises current assortment and sets improvement meassures. Within related categories assures that all acitviites are in line with PL Strategy.

**Accountabilities**

**Planning and leading New product Project Management process**
- In assistant with Category Manager and direct Manager works on detailed category assessments and segmentation identifying opportunities for PL and DI
- Proposes New Product annual launch plan (NPD) for Private Label (PL) and DI brands by following global trends and insights
- By collaborating with the internal and external stakeholders, manages and executes new PL and DI brands projects and processes within categories that he is responsible for
- Ensures that all the PL and DI brands are in line with PL/Di brands Strategy
- Ensures coordination and collaboration with the category managers to ensure the achievement of PL and Imp brands sales, margin and inventory targets.
- Project management - ensures that PL/DI brands NPD projects he is accountable for, meet defined timelines and all the activities are executed
- Conducts cost benefit analysis pre and after product launch, identifies the risks, defines market positioning, sets quality standards for the product

**Sourcing and negotiation of buying terms**
- Through negotiations with various suppliers responsible for reaching best buying terms for both overseas and local suppliers (targeted cost prices, margins, payment terms, quality level and inventory)
- Based on defined criteria and in line with his manager, proposes new vendor selection and commercial terms to management
- Assists in overall PL/DI brands vendor relationship in front of Nahdi Company (main contact point)
- Assists in contract management with all of our PL/Imp brands vendors
- Ensures effective inventory control by working closely with Merchandise Planning, Category Management and Overseas buying planner (inventory level, lead times, and other logistic requests).

**Packaging development coordination - Design and regulatory compliance**
- Briefs Design agencies in reference to new product packaging design by providing all the required information
- In collaboration with SFDA and QA Manager, follows up with SFDA and another local legal regulation and ensures that PL/DI brands products are aligned and have full legal compliance
- Follows global PL and retail market trends, product innovation and packaging trends, - sets benchmarks and uses global or local best practice as reference
- Works closely with QA manager in ensuring that PL products have quality level in line with PL Strategy and that delivered products meet agreed product specification
- With other internal stakeholders initiates kick off meetings for pre-lunch activities

**Reporting to internal stakeholders**
- Reporting to all internal stakeholders on status of new launches
- Reports on PL/DI brands achievements through internal presentations (Commercial meetings, SOP meetings, meeting with other stakeholders )
- Reports directly to PL and DI

Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned Accountabilities; he/she may perform other duties as assigned.

**Work Environment**
- Indoors : 80%
- Outdoors : 20%
- Working Days : 5 Working Days
- Days off : 2 Days Off
- Working Hours : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

**Job Requirement**

**Education
- BSc Degree

**Experience
- 1-3 Years of Experience in Retail - preferred PL or CM background
- Experience of doing business with international or local suppliers
- FMCG product development experience preferred

**Computer Skills
- MS Office Suite

**Languages
- English
- Arabic (optional)