Category Manager (Non-Food)

Non-food category (household chemicals, homeware, seasonal assortment) across a chain of 34 stores. Part of the commercial team, reporting to the purchasing director. Location: Almaty head office. Hybrid — three days on site, two remote; store visits and supplier negotiations. Responsibilities: build the assortment matrix per store cluster; negotiate prices, rebates and payment terms with suppliers and distributors; run the promo calendar and measure campaign effectiveness; control stock turnover, dead stock and out-of-stock; launch new SKUs and rotate underperformers. Requirements: 2+ years as a category manager or buyer in retail/distribution; strong Excel (pivot tables, lookups, what-if) and work with BI exports; understanding of pricing, mark-up and category margin; experience negotiating annual contracts. Nice to have: import and customs clearance experience, Power BI, private-label launch.