Buying Assistants (X2) - B&Q - Al Futtaim Retail - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al Futtaim Private Company LLC, Saudi Arabia
Job Description
Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.
About the Role
The Buying Assistant is responsible for maintaining positive vendor relations, preparing retail and pricing strategies, placing and tracking purchase orders, managing inventory and keeping track of market trends. You communicate with suppliers, planning, visual merchandising, marketing and logistics teams to support the Category Manager, maximising the effectiveness of the category teams to achieve sales, profits and market share objectives for the business. You will support the category team with the selection and procurement of products.
Key Specific Accountabilities:
Monitor Offer
Assist the Senior Buyer with the selection of the right commercial offer
Research new suppliers and making recommendations to the Category manager
Review retail/buying prices and margins regularly
Regularly review competitors and wider market to monitor prices, range, suppliers, trends and new products
Understand of the merchandising process, product lifecycle and being able to come up with relevant proposals and recommendations for action.
Purchase Order (PO) Management
Ensure products are purchased at the right time, to specification and at a competitive price.
Follow up on orders placed and working close with vendors & the logistics team to resolve shipping/delivery issues and assure the target stock levels are met
Plan, monitor and maintain suitable inventory levels
Vendor Management
Liaise with suppliers on correct completion of article master templates in order to provide accurate and timely information to the
Master Data Team (MDT)
Adhoc & Reporting
Create on a regular base & ad hoc business reports such as newness sales report etc as and when required
Substitute for the Category Manager adequately when necessary to ensure business needs are met and assist in additional activities related to new store opening in UAE and other countries
Train and mentor new Buying Assistants and sharing best practices with them
Proactively support e commerce team and category development team on their requirements
Job Specification
About You
To be successfully considered for this role, you must demonstrate the following skills and qualifications:
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree
2 years category management experience ideally in retail home imrprovement
Advanced technical knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) and MS Office applications, intermediate level in MS Excel
Above average computation abilities, comfortable with various calculations
Confident, highly organized and an excellent communicator.
Has analytical mind and excellent negotiating skills
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