WASABI

Procurement

• Product assortment development & management
• Define and lead the strategy for the Asian product range (food and/or non-food).
• Analyze market trends, competitors and perform regular benchmarks.
• Build the assortment: product selection, innovations, product refreshes and range rationalization.
• Draft product specifications (quality, packaging, standards, pricing positioning).
• Sourcing & negotiation
• Identify, select and manage a network of suppliers, ideally internationally.
• Conduct commercial negotiations (price, volumes, lead times, terms, exclusivity).
• Optimize purchasing costs and margins with a long-term partnership approach.
• Work closely with the supply chain to secure supplies.
• Performance management
• Monitor key KPIs: sales, margin, turnover, out-of-stock rate.
• Analyze performance and propose corrective action plans.
• Build business plans and manage the budget follow-up for the category.
• Launch & coordination
• Collaborate with marketing, purchasing, logistics and commercial teams.
• Manage product launches (timelines, marketing materials, sales arguments).
• Contribute to in-store merchandising and presentation of the offer: packaging, merchandising, storytelling.

Buyer – Product Manager, Category Manager