International Buyer

• Ensure that established policies and procedures are understood and adhered to by all procurement buying staff.
  
• Work to obtain inventory and turn goals on assigned buying desk.
  
• Assist in establishing projected sales and profit quotas.
  
• Interface with other departments and division personnel to accomplish job functions. Develop and maintain good working relationships with brokers, vendors, store operations, distribution Center and division office personnel.
  
• Reviews all product costs and marketing plan to ensure items purchased are at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need in order to meet marketing plan.
  
• Conducts post-promotional reviews and analysis to determine if promotional requirements were met and if there were problem areas, develops solutions.
  
• Conducts logistics planning processes while ordering products to attain the best net product price possible.
  
• Reviews all product costs and marketing plan to ensure items purchased are at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need in order to meet marketing plan.
  
• Reviews and analyses daily and weekly reports to check service levels and inventory turns, makes buying decisions as appropriate.
  
• Visits stores, as needed, to monitor programs, obtain store feedback and to assess overall implementation effectiveness as needed.
  
• Resolves store billing questions by interfacing with distribution and store associates.
  
• Resolves store distribution issues by acting as a liaison with the warehousing and transportation department and store associates.
  
• Maintains all necessary department files and records.
  
• Coordinates with Warehouse Operations to maintain the proper product flow through the facility, on time.
  
• Develop and mentor members of buying team.
  
• Remote access to buying system from home or off-site location when necessary.
  

Requirements

• 5-8years rich experience in Middle East - Retail sector
  
• Previous work experience in reputed hypermarket chain is preferred
  
• Strong retail experience in FMCG, Food & Non Food in GCC Experience is mandatory