Category Specialist - Beauty Retail

About the role

Feel22 Iraq is looking for a Category Specialist to manage and develop its assigned product categories. The role ensures a competitive assortment, a strong brand portfolio and healthy category performance, driving sales, profitability, product availability and customer satisfaction through effective category management and a good understanding of the market.

Key responsibilities

• Manage assigned categories, spot assortment gaps and new brand opportunities, and monitor market trends, customer preferences and competitor assortments
• Build supplier relationships, support commercial negotiations and onboarding of new brands, and follow up on orders and deliveries
• Monitor competitor pricing, recommend pricing strategies, and plan promotions, bundles, discounts and gift-with-purchase offers
• Monitor stock availability and replenishment, flag fast- and slow-moving products and out-of-stock risks, and work with inventory and operations teams
• Track category sales, margins, stock availability and sell-through, analyze performance and prepare regular reports and action plans
• Coordinate with marketing, operations, inventory, finance and e-commerce teams on campaigns, product launches and commercial activities

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing or a related field
• 2-4 years of experience in category management, commercial operations, retail or e-commerce
• Understanding of the Iraqi retail and beauty market

Required skills

• Strong analytical and Excel skills
• Negotiation and supplier management abilities
• Good communication, organization and problem-solving skills