About Us
Established in 1972, Guardian Health & Beauty is Singapore’s Number 1 Health and Beauty retailer. With more than 126 stores nation-wide, it retails a comprehensive range of health & beauty products. Guardian has evolved from its pharmacy roots to a holistic one-stop solution for customers’ health and beauty needs. It continues to expand its products and service range to meet the redefinition of beauty by today’s customers – where health meets beauty.
With a strong health heritage, it has the largest network of award-winning pharmacists and a wide selection of health products. Professional services such as patient-care counselling, dispensary services, beauty and personal care solutions are offered at stores as a convenient one-stop for health and beauty. Guardian also operates its online store with more than 9,000 products available and offers the “Click & Collect” services. For more information, please visit www.guardian.com.sg. Follow Guardian Health & Beauty on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Youtube and TikTok.
Guardian Health & Beauty is a Progressive Wage (PW) mark accredited company.
Role Purpose
To develop and execute strategic plans for assigned categories within a structured category management framework, aiming to achieve the company’s financial goals and objectives, enhance market share, improve customer satisfaction, and optimize productivity performance metrics.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with the Commercial Director to lead the category team in developing and executing effective category strategies.
- Drive category performance by achieving sales, gross profit, and income targets through monitoring market trends, developing strategies to grow market share, and planning competitive responses.
- Establish and maintain robust inventory management processes to optimize product mix, address customer needs, and achieve shrinkage reduction goals.
- Design and execute promotional plans that generate excitement and drive incremental sales in stores.
- Develop and implement placement and planogram strategies to enhance category turnover and positively impact customer shopping behavior.
- Formulate and execute competitive pricing strategies that provide value to customers while maintaining profitability.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with suppliers to maximize income, terms, and discounts, improving category sales and profitability.
- Lead special projects to address specific needs and objectives of the company.
- Guide and support Category Managers and Category Support Executives to ensure they meet their key objectives and deliver results.
- Identify and nurture high-potential talent to ensure effective succession planning and long-term organizational growth.
About You
- Graduate with a diploma or university degree in business or marketing field.
- Possesses a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, ideally within the retail or FMCG sector.
- Experience in a customer-focused industry, possessing expertise in merchandising, marketing, and entrepreneurial skills.
- Well-versed in industry trends and market dynamics, with excellent presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret data and generate valuable insights.
- Energetic, creative, and highly adaptable with a collaborative mindset.
- Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Organized, decisive, determined, and persistent individual.
Benefits
- Team Member Discount
- Subsidized Medical and Dental Benefits
- Training Opportunities
- Career Advancement
Working Location: Tampines North
