Buyer

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail industry seeks a strategic leader to drive seasonal strategies and manage buying processes. Your role involves supplier negotiations, product management, and market analysis to enhance overall performance and introduce new categories. You will play a pivotal part in the planning and implementation of seasonal initiatives that align with brand goals.

Qualifications

• Strong negotiation skills for supplier pricing and contracts.
• Ability to analyze sales performance and manage product assortments.
• Experience in strategic planning and market analysis.

Responsibilities

• Drive the seasonal strategies and manage OTB.
• Negotiate with suppliers for product pricing and payment terms.
• Analyze weekly sales performance to revise production flows.

Skills

Negotiation

Market Analysis

Product Management

Strategic Planning

Job description

Drive the seasonal strategies in line with the brand positioning to formulate Gross Margin Plan
Develop a fine tuned assortment and investment plan
Create the sourcing development plan and action the critical path to deliver timely
Negotiate with new suppliers on product pricing, payment terms, cost of freight, provision of training, and the extent of their involvement in advertising and promotions, to decide on placing a purchase order with the supplier for the concerned product
OTB Planning
Manage OTB in tandem with the planning counterpart
Deliver the seasonal business strategy by monitoring and impacting the critical path, range building and product selection
Prepare and manage the buying calendar
Formulate seasonal product focus plan with Marketing and VM to drive key product initiatives
Focus on holding current business and build new categories
Conducting customer focus groups and competitive shopping Performance and Operations:
Analysis and reporting of weekly sales performance at style, range, category and business unit level against range plan. Take in season action to revise production flows and maximize sales
Manage TNA plans
Implement the buying calendar for timely seasonal analysis and range build
Perform regular competitor surveys to identify product gaps, influence lessons learnt and range plans
Manage range and product hierarchy and create the seasonal phasing plan
Responsible for the 'The Look' for the season. Influence product selection, in-store VM as per guidelines and layout planning

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