Commercial Associate Manager - Fresh Produce

Job Snapshot

Role:
Commercial Associate Manager
- Fresh Produce

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Retail

Function:
Merchandise Planning and Buying

Experience:

3-5 years

Job Type: Full-time

Commercial Associate Manager
- Fresh Produce in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Retail hiring opportunity focused on commercial management of the fruits and vegetables category, including sourcing, assortment planning, pricing, forecasting, merchandising, and supplier performance. Majid Al Futtaim is seeking a commercially driven professional who understands fresh produce seasonality, local and imported supply channels, inventory movement, and customer demand within supermarket and hypermarket operations.

• Country:
  Saudi Arabia
• City:
  Riyadh
• Industry: Retail
• Function:
  Merchandise Planning and Buying
• Salary:  Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality:
  Any
• Job Type: Full-time

The role supports profitable growth of the fruits and vegetables portfolio by connecting customer demand with sourcing, availability, pricing, quality, and in-store execution. Working across commercial and operational teams, the Commercial Associate Manager will help maintain the right product mix while controlling stock exposure, shrink, and supply risks associated with highly perishable merchandise. Commercial decisions in this position directly influence category sales, gross margin, freshness, product availability, and the overall customer experience across assigned stores.

• Support commercial planning and day-to-day management of fruits and vegetables across the assigned retail portfolio.
• Develop demand forecasts using historical sales, seasonality, promotions, customer behavior, and emerging market trends.
• Coordinate sourcing activities across local and imported fresh produce suppliers while considering quality, cost, lead times, and availability.
• Monitor category sales, margins, stock levels, sell-through, waste, and profitability to identify opportunities requiring commercial action.
• Participate in assortment planning and range reviews to maintain a relevant product mix for different customer segments and store requirements.
• Work with suppliers on pricing, product availability, promotional activity, quality expectations, and commercial performance.
• Evaluate market movements and competitor activity to support responsive pricing and promotional decisions.
• Coordinate with replenishment and logistics teams to maintain dependable product flow while limiting overstock and avoidable wastage.
• Strengthen shrink control through accurate forecasting, inventory monitoring, rotation awareness, and timely commercial interventions.
• Ensure merchandising plans, planograms, promotional displays, and category presentation standards are executed consistently.
• Translate sales and inventory information into practical recommendations for category growth and margin improvement.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Replenishment, Logistics, and Marketing teams on campaigns, seasonal events, and trading priorities.
• Track supplier and product performance and highlight sourcing, availability, pricing, or quality issues that could affect commercial results.
• Use reporting and business intelligence tools to identify customer preferences, demand shifts, underperforming products, and growth opportunities.

The preferred candidate brings 3-5 years of relevant experience in commercial management, category management, buying, or merchandising within fresh food, fruits and vegetables, FMCG, supermarket, hypermarket, or comparable Retail operations. A bachelor 's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Agriculture, Food…