Job Purpose:To manage and own the assigned IT Peripherals Brands/Vendors in all aspects: Profit & Loss (P&L;), commercial and operational ownership by collaborating with all relevant business functions to deliver best in class business growth and continuity.Responsibilities:Execute the Business Unit strategy in full alignment with the agreed strategy to grow profitable market share.Lead the vendor pricing strategy through collaboration with profit team to review price elasticity and handle exception managementSupport end-to-end product and vendor lifecycle management, ensuring system accuracy and product adoption and creationSupport the vendor pricing strategy through collaboration with the profit team around exception and corrective managementManage the ship and debit processCollaborate with the purchasing team on provision management and stock allocationWork with Business Intelligence to produce sales out and stock reports and determine appropriate execution plan based on the findingsAchieve quarterly Gross Profit (GP) absolute and percentage quality targetHold operational relationship with vendor peers, to discuss future products, forecasting and planning processes and product sell-out (demand planning)Provide input and execution of the businessand marketingplan in conjunction with the vendor business lead(s)Support the sales floorand external customersin all relevant activitiesKnowledge Skills and ExperienceExperience in the IT industry with channel and/or vendor at a category management level, ideally from a product marketing/technical/sales backgroundBusiness planning experience with strong operational cadenceExcellent analytical skillsHighly numerateCommercial acumenStrong communication skillsGood relationship skillsTime management & prioritization skillsStrong sense of ownership and accountabilityStrong Microsoft office skills/ MS Excel skillsProven ability multi task in a fast paced environmentDegree in a business related subject is desirable / an advantageA