Keeta
Pharmacy Category Manager
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPosted yesterday
- Salary
- AED 9k–15k a month· est.
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Lead
- Field
- Sales & Business Development
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
Key Responsibilities • Develop and execute annual category business plans, including sales, margin, and inventory targets for the pharmacy division • Lead supplier negotiations on trading terms, rebates, and promotional funding; build strategic partnerships with key pharmaceutical and FMCG suppliers • Set and manage pricing and promotion strategies to ensure competitiveness, margin protection, and price compliance with health regulations • Analyze market and consumer trends, benchmark competitors, and translate insights into actionable commercial initiatives Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, or Life Sciences • 5+ years of category management, buying, or merchandising experience in pharmacy/health retail • Strong knowledge of OTC, vitamins, supplements categories and supplier landscape • Proven track record of achieving sales, margin, and stock targets with measurable results
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, or Life Sciences
- 5+ years of category management, buying, or merchandising experience in pharmacy/health retail
- Strong knowledge of OTC, vitamins, supplements categories and supplier landscape
- Proven track record of achieving sales, margin, and stock targets with measurable results
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute annual category business plans, including sales, margin, and inventory targets for the pharmacy division
- Lead supplier negotiations on trading terms, rebates, and promotional funding; build strategic partnerships with key pharmaceutical and FMCG suppliers
- Set and manage pricing and promotion strategies to ensure competitiveness, margin protection, and price compliance with health regulations
- Analyze market and consumer trends, benchmark competitors, and translate insights into actionable commercial initiatives
Skills
- category management
- buying
- merchandising
- supplier negotiations
- trading terms
- promotional funding
- pricing strategy
- promotion strategy
- health regulations
- OTC
- vitamins
- supplements
- sales targets
- margin targets
- stock targets
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