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Lead the categories that drive everyday Convenience

Vivo Energy

Cape Town, Western Cape

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Merchandisers keep shelves stocked, priced and presented in store. It is one of the most accessible entry points into retail, and matric is often the only formal requirement.

Job description

Are you a commercially astute retail leader with a passion for category growth, customer insights, supplier partnerships and delivering exceptional retail performance? If you are passionate about retail, category leadership and delivering results, we invite you to apply and be part of our journey to redefine convenience retailing.

We are looking for experienced individuals in the category space

to lead the strategic direction, performance and growth of one of our most important convenience retail portfolios. Our careers offer an opportunity to shape category strategy, influence customer purchasing behaviour, drive profitability and create compelling retail experiences across a dynamic and evolving network.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to influence a high-impact retail portfolio, shape customer experiences, drive category innovation, and contribute to the growth of a leading convenience retail business. You will join a collaborative team committed to commercial excellence, customer value, and sustainable business performance and be accountable for developing and executing category strategies that deliver sustainable growth, increased market share, enhanced customer value and improved commercial performance.

We are looking for professionals with experience in:

  • Developing and implementing category strategies aligned to business objectives and customer needs.
  • Driving sales growth, profitability, margin optimisation, and category performance.
  • Leading product assortment, pricing, promotions, and merchandising strategies.
  • Leveraging market trends, consumer insights, and data analytics to identify growth opportunities.
  • Building and maintaining strategic supplier and vendor partnerships.
  • Negotiating commercial agreements and maximising supplier value propositions.
  • Managing category budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
  • Driving innovation through new product introductions and emerging market opportunities.
  • Ensuring product availability, effective inventory management, and strong stock performance.
  • Category management, merchandise planning and assortment optimisation
  • Consumer and shopper insights
  • Retail analytics and performance reporting
  • FMCG and Convenience Retail Operations
  • Financial and budget management
  • Cross-functional stakeholder management

Who You Are

  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify and unlock growth opportunities.
  • Proven experience managing large retail or FMCG categories.
  • Demonstrated success in delivering sales, margin, and market share growth.
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build high-performing supplier partnerships.
  • Strong analytical capability combined with strategic thinking.
  • Customer-centric mindset with a passion for innovation and retail excellence.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic retail environment.
  • Experienced individual in Category Management, Retail Merchandising, FMCG, Commercial Management or Procurement.
  • Experienced in managing cross-functional teams and strategic business initiatives.

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