Category Manager

Job Title: Category Manager (Algiers Duty Free)– Salvo Grima Duty Free Algeria

Location: Algiers (with frequent travel to other locations within Algeria)

Languages: Fluent English, French & Arabic

About Us:

Salvo Grima Group operates in eight countries in Europe and Africa, specialising in international trade and travel retail. We supply and operate several Travel Retail Duty-Free outlets at airports and cruise ports across the Mediterranean region, including airports in Algiers and Oran. Our product range includes perfumes, skincare, tobaccos, and liquors.

Role Summary:

Our Group is due to launch a new set of duty-free outlets at airports in Algeria and therefore requires an experienced professional to join as Category Manager who is commercially driven and backed with strong communication and analytical skills.

The selected candidate would oversee the categories and brand performance on a regular basis, coordinate with sourcing related to local and international suppliers, as well as plan and organize necessary promotions.

Since our Duty-Free operations is 24/7, the ability to work additional or flexible hours and to travel at short notice is essential. Experience in sales involving retail or airport operations would be considered an asset.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations

• Analyse category and brand performance on a weekly and monthly basis;
• Propose sales forecast for novelties and promotions;
• Execute in-store action plan to delist stock/close promotion for global and local products;
• Coordinate novelties and promotion implementation for local products and global products;
• Confirm the correct implementation of Pricing Policies and Advertising Spaces;
• Ensure the correct execution of Marketing strategies and Visual Merchandising guidelines;
• Responsible for item management and reporting assortment issues;
• Receive suppliers in the shops and accompany them during their visit, ensuring an effective working relationship;
• Organize all pre-inventory tasks in order to make the count as secure and fast as possible;
• Review Stock Quality and coordinate with Supply Chain or Procurement the actions to be taken;
• Coordinate and follow-up with Global Procurement to take actions on over-stocks;
• Inform and coordinate price changes to Shift Supervisors Responsible for correct implementation.

People

• Provide valuable feedback to central teams for constant improvement;
• Develop a Product Training Plan according to the overall objectives in coordination with HR and train the Shop Personnel;
• Propose sales forecast for novelties and promotions;
• Coordinate implementation prices in-store weekly novelties and promotion performance report;
• Follow-up sales & margin by category/brand;
• Coordinate marketing strategies and visual merchandising guidelines;
• Identify necessary alterations in parameters and communicate them to the team.

Skills and Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in a business-related study;
• At least 5 years of commercial experience in retail management, preferably in travel retail or luxury retail, and 2 years of management experience;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with diverse teams and customers;
• Knowledge of effective merchandise presentation standards and proficiency with Travel Retail concepts;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to interpret sales data and implement actionable strategies;
• Fluency in English, French, and Arabic is required. Proficiency in additional languages are an asset in international environments;
• A clean police conduct

What We Offer:

• A competitive salary package commensurate with experience and qualifications;
• A rewarding career with opportunities for professional growth and development within a fast-growing organization;
• A supportive and collaborative work environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and teamwork.