Buying Assistant/ Jr. Buyer
Al-Futtaim
- United Arab Emirates
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist and coordinate merchandizing and promotional activities to ensure successful execution
- Works with cross-functional team to ensure timely and accurate execution of new store assortments and quantities.
- Develops performance reports to determine appropriate allocation for maximum results.
- Develops in store stock analysis by size for key classifications i.e. Exclusive brands and other brands
- Handle queries from suppliers and work closely with suppliers to ensure timely submission on proposals
- Assist in price checks and obtain samples from suppliers
- Communicates out-of-stock concerns to the Buying and Planning teams
- Assist to communicate effectively with Operation and Trading Support for promotions and Trading activities
- Manages and checks PO created in SAP
- Raises shipment, PO discrepancy reports
- Ensures timely and accurate execution of new store assortments as well as initial distributions and replenishment for existing locations
- Maintains correct stock levels by store
- Meets or exceeds sales, gross margin and inventory turn goals.
- Analyzes and communicates location performance, including sales/inventory comparisons, seasonality and marketing impacts.
- Develops departmental distribution strategies to capture location-based opportunities through quantifying volume and profit opportunities analysis.
- Follows product from receipt at the Distribution Centre, to point of allocation and complete receipt at store level. This is most important at floor set time periods
- Generate and review a range analysis report at the end of each phase/season to share successes and learn from any mistakes
- Participates in weekly cross-functional meetings to share information on current business issues
- Develops knowledge of regional variances and store attributes and trends through data analysis and field communication.
- Develops effective field relationships to capture location opportunities and / or liabilities
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