Confectionery Category Executive
Job Summary
The Confectionery Category Executive plans and manages food gifting and confectionery products for retail, pop-ups, and e-commerce channels. This role involves monitoring inventory, managing seasonal product launches, and coordinating Halal compliance documentation. The position focuses on optimizing product assortment and retail displays to drive impulse purchases and meet sales targets.
Responsibilities
- Plan and select confectionery products for various retail channels.
- Monitor inventory levels, expiry dates, and sales performance.
- Coordinate seasonal product launches and promotional campaigns.
- Manage Halal certification documentation and compliance.
- Collaborate with teams on visual merchandising and display setups.
Required Skills
- 1-3 years in merchandising or FMCG category management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
- Experience in stock control and sales reporting.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with knowledge of food product handling.
Job Details
Product & Category Planning
- Plan confectionery and food gifting products for IP merchandise stores, pop-ups, events, e-commerce, and mass-market retail channels.
- Assist in selecting products such as cookies, chocolates, candies, snacks, gift tins, seasonal gift sets, and character-themed confectionery merchandise.
- Support festive and seasonal product launches including Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Valentine’s Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas, and school holiday campaigns.
- Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams on product sampling, costing, packaging, artwork, and delivery timelines.
- Support product assortment planning to ensure products are suitable for different store formats and customer profiles.
Stock, Expiry & Sales Monitoring
- Monitor stock movement, sell-through rates, inventory ageing, and expiry dates for confectionery products.
- Follow up on replenishment for best-selling products and seasonal items.
- Track near-expiry and slow-moving products and propose corrective actions.
- Suggest promotions, bundle deals, sampling activities, festive gift packs, or clearance plans when required.
- Prepare simple sales and stock monitoring reports for management review.
- Coordinate with warehouse and retail teams to ensure healthy stock levels across stores and sales channels.
Retail Display & Campaign Support
- Work closely with retail and visual merchandising teams to create attractive confectionery and gifting displays.
- Plan display placement for cashier counters, entrance displays, feature tables, seasonal campaign zones, gift sections, and promotional areas.
- Support campaign mechanics such as gift-with-purchase, purchase-with-purchase, festive bundle sets, and seasonal promotions.
- Help improve impulse purchase opportunities and gifting presentation in stores.
- Coordinate display setup and campaign execution together with retail and marketing teams.
Halal Application & Compliance Coordination
- Support Halal application and documentation processes for confectionery and food-related products when required.
- Liaise with suppliers, manufacturers, and certification bodies for Halal-related documentation and compliance matters.
- Collect, organize, and maintain documents including ingredient lists, product specifications, supplier declarations, Halal certificates, packaging artwork, and production details.
- Monitor Halal certificate validity and renewal dates.
- Ensure product labels, ingredients, and supporting documents are properly checked before product launch.
Requirements
- Minimum 1 – 3 years of working experience in merchandising, category support, product planning, FMCG, confectionery, food retail, gifting, or lifestyle retail.
- Basic understanding of stock control, expiry date tracking, replenishment planning, and sales reporting.
- Able to use Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for stock and sales monitoring.
- Good coordination, communication, and follow-up skills.
- Organized, careful, and detail-oriented in handling food products and documentation.
- Able to work in a fast-moving retail and merchandising environment.
- Interested in character brands, IP merchandise, confectionery, gifting products, and lifestyle retail.