Cosmetics Category Manager

About the Role

Nice One, a beauty digital marketing and retail company, is seeking a Cosmetics Category Manager to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role focuses on leading the development and performance of the cosmetics category, aligning with the company's overall business strategy. The position requires 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Role Purpose

The Cosmetics Category Manager will be responsible for executing category strategies, managing product assortment, pricing, and promotions, and fostering supplier relationships. The primary objective is to identify market opportunities, enhance customer experience, and achieve revenue, profitability, and inventory targets for the cosmetics category.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of the cosmetics category strategy and business plan, ensuring alignment with company objectives and commercial priorities.
• Manage and develop the product assortment by evaluating performance, identifying growth opportunities, and optimizing the product mix to meet customer needs and market trends.
• Monitor and analyze category performance across sales, profitability, pricing, and inventory, identifying improvement opportunities and taking appropriate actions to achieve business targets.
• Develop pricing and promotional strategies that strengthen market competitiveness, support category growth, and improve profitability.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with beauty brands and suppliers, supporting commercial negotiations and opportunities that benefit the category and the company.
• Analyze beauty market trends, customer behavior, and competitor performance to identify commercial opportunities and support informed business decisions.
• Collaborate with relevant departments to ensure effective coordination of product launches, marketing campaigns, and product availability across sales channels.
• Prepare and review category performance reports and commercial forecasts, providing recommendations to improve performance and achieve business objectives.
• Lead and develop the category team, enhance team capabilities, and monitor performance to ensure effective execution of plans and achievement of category objectives.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute category strategies.
• Experience in managing product assortments, pricing, and promotions.
• Proven track record in building and maintaining supplier relationships.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, within a dynamic digital retail environment focused on beauty products. The role involves leading a dedicated category team and collaborating with various internal departments.