Job Purpose:
The Catalogue Manager role within the buying team, will have full responsibility for the collection, accuracy and reliability of product data & images held in the company data bases including maintenance and updating as required.
Principal Accountabilities:
- To establish and maintain effective communication with the supplier base to ensure the timely and accurate provision and recording of product data & images
- Maintain and update systems so that all product information is kept up to date providing accurate information to all members of staff throughout the business including customers through online activity.
- Maintain and update image library received from suppliers to our requirements
- Review existing data to ensure maximum sales potential is achieved by having best practice inspirational and descriptive copy for all products.
- Provide customers with key data as required, using/populating their documents as requested or compiling and sending from our records.
- Keep up to date with UK wastage data requirements and regulations and manage expectations and requirements with supply base so that we remain compliant with all current and future legislation
Key Activities:
- Update all data systems ensuring product data held is accurate and comprehensive.
- Communicate with suppliers on a regular basis to ensure all deadlines are maintained and data is received, checked and loaded prior to new stock arriving
- Uploading data collected to appropriate data bases and checking for readability & accuracy.
- Co-ordinate between internal departments – buying, marketing and range builders to obtain full data for all own brands.
- Assist Omni Channel & Sales teams in collecting and loading data required by customers in a timely and efficient manner.
- Physical checking and recording of data to ensure recorded data is accurate.
- Checking, understanding and feedback of issues/errors that have been identified after stock has arrived
- Collate, transfer and record supplier product images to our requirements
- Work closely with Marketing to ensure images and data are available and accessible in a timely manner for catalogue production
- Provide weekly updates and progress reports for data and images
- Undertake any administrative & other tasks the Buying Department needs.
Key Contacts:
- External – Suppliers & Customers as required
- Internal – Buying Team, Sales & Marketing Teams, Customer Services, E-Commerce, Omni Channel, Warehouse Team.
Education & Qualification:
- Qualified to Degree or master’s level in Business Studies or associated subject
- High competency in Mathematics, English and Excel
- Good all-round knowledge of Microsoft Office Package, especially Excel & Outlook
- Thorough Knowledge, understanding and ability to create and work in excel with Tables, Macros, Python Script and VBA Script
Competencies:
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify & correct data errors
- Strong ability to prioritize and organise workload
- Understanding of key principals of General Administration
- Can work independently and act on own initiative
- Good communication skills – written and verbal
- Is adaptable to the needs of the department/business
Location: Bangalore (Work from office)
Experience: 7+ Yrs
Annual CTC: INR 15 LPA