Job Description
Overview of the role:
The Buying Assistant coordinates, executes and manages the activities of a buying department, classification or key programs, depending on scope and complexity, and assists the Category Buyer in developing, executing and communicating a product strategy that meets or exceeds financial goals.
What you will do:-
Description of Accountability:
Performance Analysis
- 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
Performance and Financial Goals Achievement
- 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
Field Communication
- 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
Skills
Required Skills to be successful:
- Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- PC skills
- You must possess strong decision making skills.
- You will have excellent attention to detail.
- Results-driven
- Individual Accountability
- Communication & interpersonal skills
- Personal Integrity
- Strong analytical skills & problem solving skills
- Ability to follow-up on outstanding issues
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to manage time & work under pressure
- Readiness to persevere with difficult tasks
- Ability to be assertive without being aggressive
- Able to focus and drive tasks to completion
What equips you for the role:
- Bachelor Degree (Masters Preferred)
- 6-7 years’ experience in similar field
- Proven ability to achieve goals.
- Thinking and Analytical Skills.
- Business Acumen
- Leadership Skills and Strategic Thinking
- Good communication skills
- Excellent relationship skills
- Accountability
Job Details
- Job Location
- Dubai United Arab Emirates
- Company Industry
- Retail & Wholesale
- Company Type
- Employer (Private Sector)
- Job Role
- Purchasing and Procurement
- Employment Type
- Full Time Employee
- Monthly Salary Range
- Unspecified
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
