Category Manager

Why should you join us?

At Fortress, we believe in our people, teamwork and the importance of your personal growth. If you are seeking for an opportunity to join the leading O+O retailer in Hong Kong with around 70 retail stores in Hong Kong and Macau, the Fortress family is eager to welcome you!

You can enjoy:

• Comprehensive medical and life insurance coverage, including your spouse and children
• Exclusive staff discounts for you and your spouse
• Convenient office location with less than 5-minute walk from the MTR station
• Access to a well-equipped gym room located in your workplace
• Onsite clinic and lactation room
• Play zone with multi-game table and board games for team gatherings and unwinding

Role Purpose

The Category Manager is responsible for leading end-to-end category strategy and governance to drive sustainable O+O growth. This role plays a critical leadership position within the Trading team, strengthening category accountability, accelerating development, and ensuring continuity and performance through data-driven decision making and strong supplier partnerships.

A typical day in this role

• Lead and execute category strategy covering assortment planning, sourcing, pricing and promotion to achieve sales and margin targets across offline and online channels
• Analyse market trends, customer insights and performance data to identify growth opportunities and optimise category mix
• Manage inventory health through effective stock planning and demand forecasting to support O+O execution
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Supply Chain, Services, Operations and Online Business teams to deliver go-to-market plans.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, leading commercial negotiations and joint business planning
• Provide category leadership and governance, ensuring disciplined execution and continuous improvement
• Lead, coach and develop a small team, setting clear objectives, providing guidance and fostering a high‑performance, collaborative working culture

Success will depend on

• Solid experience in consumer electronics category management within a multi-brand retail environment
• Strong analytical and market insight capabilities, with the ability to translate data into clear category actions
• Strategic thinking combined with hands-on category management in a fast-changing retail environment
• Effective negotiation, communication and influencing skills with both internal and external stakeholders
• A customer-focused mindset, balancing commercial performance with customer experience
• Collaborative leadership style, partnering across functions to drive shared outcomes
• Attention to detail, resilience and agility to respond quickly to market dynamics

What is holding you back?

Grasp this opportunity and don't let this great chance to shape your life slip away!

Apply now!

A rewarding remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate. Interested parties please forward detailed resume stating expected salary by email to us.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. The information provided will be treated in strict confidence and be used only for consideration of your application for relevant / similar posts within the AS Watson Group. All personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed within 12 months from the date of application.