Principal Consultant at Armour
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Manager - Category Management - Pharma/FMCG (5-9 yrs)
Category Manager
Responsibilities and Duties :
- Periodic onsite operational support and review of pharmacy /HPC/FMCG purchasing practices.
- Monitor the issuing of drugs or supplies to departments throughout the hospitals and clinics.
- Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends.
- Devise long-term development strategies for product categories.
- Ensure that outdated and unusable medications are returned to the reverse distributor and confirm proper credit is received.
- Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products.
- Ensure that purchasing agents are appropriately segregating look-alike, sound-alike medications in the pharmacy.
- Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services.
- Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility.
- Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category.
- Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories.
- Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory.
- Assume responsibility for budget development and revenue for the category.
Skills and Competencies :
- Solid knowledge of category management, marketing and sales principles.
- Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods.
- Excellent communication and people skills.
- An analytical mind with a strategic ability.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Enterprising team-player with the ability to manage group workflow.
Requirements :
- Graduate in any field
- 5-6 years of work experience
- Excellent command on English and Hindi / Marathi
- Travelling whenever required
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