Head of Buying & Strategic Sourcing

Nada Happiness Group; Muscat; On-site; OMR 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nada Happiness Group is seeking a Buying Head to oversee the procurement function across all assigned categories in Muscat. You will drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, inventory optimization, and profitability analysis, ensuring compliant sourcing and ethical practices.

Responsibilities include leading category product management, negotiations, BDAs, market surveys, store visits, promotions, and data-driven reporting using Power BI to optimize margins and growth.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in buying, procurement or sourcing in retail/wholesale.
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of cost savings and favourable terms.
• Knowledge of category management, inventory control and GP/NP/GMROI metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead Category Product Management across assigned categories for pricing, assortment and market alignment.
• Manage supplier sourcing including negotiations, terms, and trade funds; maintain BDAs and rebates tracking.
• Conduct market surveys, store visits, visual merchandising coordination and promotional planning.
• Plan and evaluate promotions with Marketing and Retail Ops; monitor ROI and revenue opportunities.
• Provide reporting and analytics using Power BI on purchase, sales, turnover and category performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams with Store Ops, Inventory Finance and Stores to achieve category goals.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with legal, internal policies and ethical standards.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Tools

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Nada Happiness Group is seeking a Buying Head to oversee the procurement function across all assigned categories in Muscat. You will drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, inventory optimization, and profitability analysis, ensuring compliant sourcing and ethical practices.

Responsibilities include leading category product management, negotiations, BDAs, market surveys, store visits, promotions, and data-driven reporting using Power BI to optimize margins and growth.