Spinneys the leading supermarket retailer in the Middle East, with hypermarkets and supermarkets currently operating in Lebanon.

Spinneys was first established in 1924 by Arthur Spinneys in the suburbs of Alexandria Egypt, to provide consumers with a friendly shopping environment where they can find high quality fresh produce, groceries, and baked goods at a fair price.

Spinneys opened its doors to Lebanese shoppers in 1948 in the old Beirut Souks, and went on to expand its stores in Raouche, Verdun, Hamra and Jnah, to offer customers a convenient one-stop shopping experience.

Due to civil war happening in Lebanon at that time, Spinneys stopped their operations in 1976. However, they overcame these challenges, reopened their doors twenty-two years later, and pioneered the concept of hypermarkets in Lebanon in 1998 through a new flagship store in Dbayeh. As this success was tremendous, it led Spinneys to expand its branches and open additional stores across Lebanon once again.

Job Overview: 

The Category Manager is responsible for the sales optimization of a particular assigned group of products. He/she is involved in vendor management, pricing, marketing, and inventory fields 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Strategy, Planning & Product Management: 

• Plan and implement long-term development strategies for product categories in accordance with the corporate annual business plan and objectives 

• Assist in identifying opportunities, developing strategies, presenting recommendations, and implementing programs that will bring additional operational effectiveness  

• Handle the brand management for developed brands, and exclusive brands 

• Identify and select differentiated and exclusive offerings, services, exclusive brands, and promotions 

• Strategize positioning of a product to maximize its visibility 

• Execute and manage through directions on product assortment/ selection related to the concept of the store  

• Provide feedback on positioning related to competitors 

• Manage stock and service levels, product movement and aging, product ranging and allocations 

• Assist in developing merchandizing layouts for departments, each branch individually according to market trends, consumer behavior and customer demographics 

• Conduct occasional Branches visits 

• Be attentive to health and safety regulations  

Collaboration & Coordination: 

• Collaborate with Marketing department to ensure that new products reach the right markets at the optimal time 

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with vendors that involves negotiating and purchasing of the products 

• Develop supplier contracts, managing payment terms, rebates, periodic discounts, supplier’s promotional support, marketing activities, availability, shelf space and many other variables 

• Conduct daily and periodic replenishment orders for both local and foreign product supply 

Research, Review & Reporting: 

• Conduct market research to learn about the demand for different goods 

• Attend periodically international conventions to identify trends and procure potential products and brand 

• Implement periodic category reviews on all levels (product, space, brand, supplier) as a tool to monitor performance and achieve targets  

• Research and analyze data and market insights that supports information about market, consumer, and category trends during the given period 

• Search for insights into consumer needs and wants 

• Range study according to category performance 

• Initiate regular a statistical study of each vendor’s profit and loss (P&L) according to the variables in order to monitor performance 

• Report to superior unsuccessful products for action taking  

• Allocate other income resources for each department according to its potential, and periodic growth 

• Implement accurately set promotional guidelines, product selection criteria and pricing guidelines 

• Between 3 and 5 years of experience in related field  

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration or any related field