Category Manager (Healthcare)

A. RESPONSIBILITIES: 

·  To be responsible for delivering the merchandise strategy for the healthcare category, ensuring that sales, profit, and income generation targets are met.

·  This job holder is also responsible for exploring and seeking opportunities to enhance Guardian as a trusted healthcare product and pharmacy in Vietnam

·  To be accountable for staff development & training pertaining to improving the practice standards – pharmacy & health-related aspects

·  To establish & develop communication links within the healthcare industry and to the public to ensure a strong presence of Guardian as a premier pharmacy chain 

·  Develop & growth Health care Category about Assortment/ Sale/ Profit/Training knowledge for Frontline for online & offline channels, including but not limited to:

 

1)    Sales Generation

-    Generate sales by ensuring that the Guardian’s target customers are provided with the products and services they want.

-    Seek innovative products sourced throughout the world to provide newness and interest in the Guardian’s offer.

-    Develop in liaison with the marketing department attractive and interesting promotional events that follow pre-agreed selling plan.

-    Work closely with retail and sales management to ensure that store layouts, promotions and display techniques are effective in maximizing sales and profit from the specific merchandise categories.

-    Keep abreast of the retail environment by paying regular visits to stores and competitors and take appropriate action to ensure competitive advantage is maintained.

-    Develop cataloging matrix to ensure that varying customer needs are satisfied in different localities.

2)   Profit Generation

-    Establish and maintain effective margin and price controls that maximize business profits whilst delivering a good value offer to the customer.

-    Negotiate and work with vendors to build mutually beneficial relationships to ensure long-term strategic partnerships, leading to lower costs and higher margins.

-    Maximize profit by utilizing category management techniques to manage assortments, pricing and promotion.

3)   Stock Control

-    Manage stock levels and mark-downs to ensure that product availability is high yet ensure that cash flow is maximized by controlling stock levels in both warehouse and stores within set targets.

-    Establish and maintain effective SKU control.

4)   Systems and People

-    Actively exploit benefits of the new merchandise management system ensuring sales, profit and costs are effectively managed.

-     Develop and train subordinates ensuring that they are customer and product-focused.

-     Manage performance through the setting and reviewing of individuals’ performance.

-    Build an effective and open working relationship both within the Merchandise Department and with other Departments.

-    Assert a high level of administrative control to ensure the smooth running of the specific Merchandise Departments.

5)  Dimensions

-     Important quantitative items that best describe the scope of your job (eg sales volume, budgetary responsibility, number of subordinates).

-     Budgeted sales, profit, income and stock levels.

6)    Decision-Making Authority

-      Buying for responsible categories.

-     Vendor negotiations on margin, promotions and listings.

-     Retail pricing

-     In-store display for relevant categories.

 

B. REQUIREMENT:

- University/ College graduate or higher with a major in Pharmacy. Candidates with a Pharmacist degree or Pharmacist license are preferred.

- 1+ year experience in FMCG/ Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Retail

- Knowledge and experience in healthcare products & OTC.

- Energetic and action-orientated

- Good at Negotiation skills, Influencing skills, Analytical

- Customer-centered and Open to change

- Well planned and Forecasting.

 

Application:
Interested candidates, please send your application package to email:[email protected]  

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Salary: Negotiable
Location: Ho Chi Minh
Department: Commercial
Employment Type: Full-time
End Date: 15/02/2026

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