Product Specialist -AP02

Job Responsibilities:

Inventory Management

• Take charge of inventory forecast for basic SKUs and promotional SKUs.
• Manage aging, potential risk and salvageable inventories
• Monitor sales and stock forecast to ensure the optimum stock level is maintained.
• Responsible to monitor left over promo stocks and initiate clearance plan.
• Liaise with Supply Chain department on shipping schedule and monitor and track arrival of container shipment.
• Liaise closely with relevant department eg. Sales, Marketing, Merchandising etc. on product launching and growth plan

Brand & Product Management

• Lead on creation of product strategy and roadmap base on business objective
• Price setting and review upon market changes
• Drive new product, ensure brand awareness and analyze product market strategy

Advertising & Promotional

• Prepare marketing and formulate effective promotion plan to support and meet sales objective.
• Identify, develop and evaluate promotional strategy
• Plan, track and manage A&P fund within budget

Sales Support

• Monitor and review the product’s movement at both retail and food service.
• Conduct regular market visits with sales personnel.
• Monitor and conduct sampling activities in the trade, as well as provide product training to sales team and customers.
• Take charge of price quotation, tender or contract (food service) and promotion cost activation.
• Monitor product portfolio’s GP/Margin in-line with the company’s requirements and objective

Analysis & Reports

• Provide analytical support to principal on market share, competitor activity and constantly monitor competitor pricing, assortment, product launch for both retail and food service.
• Prepare Business Review presentation (food service and retail) to principal when required.

Job Requirements

• Fresh graduates with a Food Science background are welcome to apply
• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as Product Executive or in FMCG field.
• Preferably Executives specializing in F&B industry
• Able to multitask and operate in fast paced and result oriented environment
• Possess strategic and long-term thinking with solid brand analysis and execution experience to enable strong business decisions.
• High command of spoken and written English. Proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia.
• Demonstrates willingness to work with others.
• Willing to travel

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: RM4,000.00 - RM6,500.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Maternity leave
• Opportunities for promotion
• Professional development

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Overtime pay
• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Damansara: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• FMCG: 2 years (Preferred)
• Product Executive: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Mandarin (Preferred)
• English (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)