Assistant Buyer – Furniture

Careers International; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Careers International in Dubai is seeking a Category Buyer to support furniture procurement through product sourcing, vendor evaluation, and selection.

You will research trends, build a vendor base, negotiate favorable deals, and manage orders in line with buying plans and planograms, while monitoring market competition to keep the company competitive.

Qualifications

• Experience in category buying and vendor management.
• Ability to negotiate with vendors to maximize profit.
• Familiarity with planograms and buying plans.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vendor and product research to identify and assess opportunities for furniture sourcing.
• Develop and maintain vendor base; attend fairs and exhibitions to build supplier relationships and obtain samples.
• Support in negotiations and agreements to optimize profitability and cash flow with vendors.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Sourcing strategy

Vendor relationship management

Market research

Job description

Job Description :

The candidate will be responsible & supporting Category Buyer for buying operations through Product Sourcing, vendor identification, evaluation, and selection for Furniture Department.

Vendor and Product Research

• Keep abreast of the latest trends in buying and assess realign the existing processes


• Support to identify and leverage alternate buying opportunities to source products and to ensure that company maintains its competitive edge by constant renegotiation

Vendor Management

• Support in developing an adequate vendor base for the company through attending Fair & Exhibitions


• Build and maintain relationships with vendors and suppliers and negotiate the best deals with them for procuring merchandise


• Maintain contact with vendors; update list of vendors for bidding purposes; attend product demonstrations, obtain samples and literature regarding potential products and vendor capabilities and confer with end users


• Identify, evaluate and suggest appropriate vendor mix to achieve business objectives

Order Management

• Place orders for the new items and initiate repeat orders for the category based on the Buying plan and Planogram. Ensure merchandise is delivered as per the plan based on the agreed service level agreement.


• Follow up with Supplier for Production and Packaging status


• Support Category Buyer to implement financial and credit services agreement with the vendor that maximize profit and positively contribute to cash flow

Market & Competition study

• Market & competition study in categories he is responsible and suggests new product ranges accordingly