A. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To be responsible for delivering the merchandise strategy for the healthcare category, ensuring that sales, profit, and income generation targets are met.

• This job holder is also responsible for exploring and seeking opportunities to enhance Guardian as a trusted healthcare product and pharmacy in Vietnam

• To be accountable for staff development & training pertaining to improving the practice standards – pharmacy & health-related aspects

• To establish & develop communication links within the healthcare industry and to the public to ensure a strong presence of Guardian as a premier pharmacy chain

• Develop & growth Health care Category about Assortment/ Sale/ Profit/Training knowledge for Frontline for online & offline channels, including but not limited to:

1) Sales Generation

• Generate sales by ensuring that the Guardian’s target customers are provided with the products and services they want.

• Seek innovative products sourced throughout the world to provide newness and interest in the Guardian’s offer.

• Develop in liaison with the marketing department attractive and interesting promotional events that follow pre-agreed selling plan.

• Work closely with retail and sales management to ensure that store layouts, promotions and display techniques are effective in maximizing sales and profit from the specific merchandise categories.

• Keep abreast of the retail environment by paying regular visits to stores and competitors and take appropriate action to ensure competitive advantage is maintained.

• Develop cataloging matrix to ensure that varying customer needs are satisfied in different localities.

2) Profit Generation

• Establish and maintain effective margin and price controls that maximize business profits whilst delivering a good value offer to the customer.

• Negotiate and work with vendors to build mutually beneficial relationships to ensure long-term strategic partnerships, leading to lower costs and higher margins.

• Maximize profit by utilizing category management techniques to manage assortments, pricing and promotion.

3) Stock Control

• Manage stock levels and mark-downs to ensure that product availability is high yet ensure that cash flow is maximized by controlling stock levels in both warehouse and stores within set targets.

• Establish and maintain effective SKU control.

4) Systems and People

• Actively exploit benefits of the new merchandise management system ensuring sales, profit and costs are effectively managed.

• Develop and train subordinates ensuring that they are customer and product-focused.

• Manage performance through the setting and reviewing of individuals’ performance.

• Build an effective and open working relationship both within the Merchandise Department and with other Departments.

• Assert a high level of administrative control to ensure the smooth running of the specific Merchandise Departments.

5) Dimensions

• Important quantitative items that best describe the scope of your job (eg sales volume, budgetary responsibility, number of subordinates).

• Budgeted sales, profit, income and stock levels.

6) Decision-Making Authority

• Buying for responsible categories.

• Vendor negotiations on margin, promotions and listings.

• Retail pricing

• In-store display for relevant categories.

B. REQUIREMENT:

• University/ College graduate or higher with a major in Pharmacy. Candidates with a Pharmacist degree or Pharmacist license are preferred.

• 1+ year experience in FMCG/ Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Retail

• Knowledge and experience in healthcare products & OTC.

• Energetic and action-orientated

• Good at Negotiation skills, Influencing skills, Analytical

• Customer-centered and Open to change

• Well planned and Forecasting.

Application:
Interested candidates, please send your application package to email: tuyendung@guardian.com.vn