Key Points
Drive commercial partnerships with frozen food suppliers and cold-chain vendors, securing freezer placements, optimizing product visibility, and negotiating favorable terms, rebates, and maintenance SLAs to support category growth.

Job Description / Responsibility

1. Commercial Negotiations & Deal Structuring

• Take full ownership of end-to-end commercial negotiations with suppliers, brands for freezer deployment and co-investment models.
• Negotiate trade terms, listing fees, space rental/display allowances, volume rebates, and shared capex/opex models for freezer installations.
• Secure exclusive or primary branding/placement rights inside vendor-provided freezers across target retail channels.

2. Freezer Capacity & Infrastructure Expansion

• Develop and execute freezer placement strategies to guarantee cold-chain capacity for growing frozen food SKUs.
• Partner with category management and operations teams to forecast freezer space requirements by store format/region.
• Establish clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with suppliers and equipment vendors regarding freezer uptime, temperature compliance, repair response times, and unit replacements.

3. Vendor Relationship & Asset Management

• Oversee vendor scorecard management covering freezer delivery schedules, maintenance compliance, and energy-efficiency standards.
• Conduct periodic audit reviews of deployed freezer units to verify product compliance, branding alignment, and planogram adherence.
• Resolve commercial or operational disputes regarding freezer ownership, maintenance costs, and broken cold-chain liabilities.

4. Category Performance & ROI Analysis

• Evaluate Return on Investment (ROI) and sales lift per linear foot/cubic foot of added freezer space.
• Explore freezer importing options.
• Collaborate with Category Managers to ensure optimal product mix inside allocated freezer units to avoid stockouts or underutilization.
• Analyze market trends, equipment cost benchmarks, and energy-consumption metrics to minimize total cost of ownership (TCO).

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing, Supply Chain Management
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  
• Skills Required: Retail Management, Category Management, Frozen Food, Supply Chain and Procurement, Vendor Negotiation, Suppliers and Vendor Management, Food items (FMCG)

Experience Requirements

• 5 to 8 year(s)
  
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Retail Store

Additional Requirements

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Freezer Placement Targets: % growth in available freezer units across designated locations.
• Cost Efficiency: Negotiate co-investment/rebate percentages, and reduced unit procurement costs.
• Up-time & Maintenance SLAs: % of freezer fleet operating with zero downtime/temperature breaches.
• Category ROI: Sales growth per freezer unit vs. installation and operational cost.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong negotiation and commercial acumen.
• Strong vendor and supplier management skills.
• Excellent understanding on cold-chain operations, equipment economics, and retail display dynamics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong sourcing and supplier development capabilities.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and data analysis.
• Strong ownership, execution, and result-oriented mindset.

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Tk. 50000 - 80000 (Monthly)

Apply Procedure

Application Deadline: October 29, 2026

ACI Logistics Limited
Head office: Novo Tower, Level-8, 270, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh