Category Specialist📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Ninja نينجا is seeking a Category Specialist to join its Commercial team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is integral to supporting category planning and execution by analyzing commercial performance, managing product lifecycle activities, and optimizing product assortment. The specialist will contribute to monitoring pricing and promotions to align with the company's commercial objectives.

Role Context

This position requires a detail-oriented and analytical individual with strong commercial awareness. The Category Specialist will be responsible for maintaining an effective product assortment and ensuring category plans are executed in line with strategic goals. The role involves working within a fast-paced commercial environment, requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze category sales, margins, profitability, inventory, customer behavior, and product performance.
• Monitor category KPIs and prepare reports to support commercial decisions.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify trends, pricing movements, and assortment opportunities.
• Execute category plans in line with the company's commercial objectives.
• Coordinate new product listings, assortment changes, and product discontinuations.
• Maintain accurate product information, hierarchy, attributes, and master data.
• Monitor product availability and inventory performance to minimize shortages and excess stock.
• Support pricing reviews, promotional planning, and merchandising activities.
• Evaluate promotional performance and recommend improvements.
• Coordinate with suppliers regarding pricing, product information, promotions, and commercial requirements.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Inventory, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Merchandising, and Quality teams.
• Prepare category reports, dashboards, presentations, forecasts, and commercial summaries.
• Maintain pricing files, promotional calendars, and category documentation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in category management, commercial operations, buying, merchandising, retail, FMCG, e-commerce, or a related commercial role.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret sales, margin, inventory, and customer data.
• Good understanding of category management, product lifecycle, pricing, promotions, and assortment planning.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and business intelligence tools such as Power BI is preferred.
• Strong communication, coordination, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced commercial environment.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires a proactive approach within a dynamic commercial team environment.