Company Description FATA FEET CANDY STORES is a specialized retail brand operating candy stores across the UAE & Cairo , offering a wide range of confectionery products to diverse customer segments. The company focuses on delivering an engaging in-store experience with high-quality sweets, chocolates, and novelty treats. With a growing footprint and dynamic retail environment, FATA FEET CANDY STORES emphasizes product variety, visual merchandising, and customer satisfaction. Team members join a collaborative, fast-paced setting where creativity, efficiency, and commercial thinking are valued. The organization offers opportunities to shape product assortments and influence purchasing strategies across its network of stores.

Role Description This is a full-time, on-site role based in Cairo, Egypt for a Category Manager – Purchasing Head – Confectionery. The role involves leading the confectionery category strategy, defining assortment, pricing, and promotion plans to maximize sales, margins, and inventory turns across all stores. The professional in this position will manage end-to-end purchasing activities, including demand forecasting, supplier selection, negotiations, order planning, and replenishment. Daily tasks include analyzing sales and market data, identifying trends, optimizing product mix, and coordinating with operations, merchandising, and finance teams to ensure effective execution in-store. The role also oversees supplier performance, manages contracts and service levels, monitors stock and aging, and ensures that purchasing processes comply with company policies and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Strong category ownership, including Category Management expertise and experience in defining assortment, pricing, and promotion strategies.
• Demonstrated capability in Purchasing Processes and Purchase Management, covering forecasting, ordering, stock optimization, and cost control.
• Proven skills in Contract Negotiation and Supplier Management, with the ability to build long-term partnerships and improve commercial terms.
• Solid analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, including proficiency with Excel or similar tools for sales, margin, and inventory analysis.
• Experience in retail, FMCG, or confectionery is highly desirable, with understanding of consumer trends and in-store merchandising.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership abilities to guide cross-functional teams and influence decisions.
• Ability to work on-site in Cairo, Egypt, manage multiple priorities, and operate in a fast-paced, growth-oriented retail environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Marketing, or a related field; advanced certifications in procurement or category management are a plus.