Category Assistant
| Company Name: | Al Futtaim Private Company LLC |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Location: | Dubai |
| Experience: | 3+ years |
| Degree: | Bachelor |
| Gender: | Any |
| Age: | Any |
| Nationality: | UAE |
| Salary: | Unspecified |
| No. Of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Job Description: |
| Overview of the role: The Buying Category Assistant’s assist the food buyer to process all food orders, stakeholder management, assist preparing retail and pricing strategies, placing and tracking purchase orders, managing inventory and keeping track of market trends. What you will do: Description of Accountability: Assisting the Buyer with the selection of the right commercial offer Researching new suppliers and making recommendations Reviewing retail/buying prices and margins regularly Regularly review competitors and wider market to monitor prices, range, suppliers, trends and new products Understanding of the merchandising process, product lifecycle and being able to come up with relevant proposals and recommendations for action. PO Management Ensuring products are purchased at the right time, to specification and at a competitive price. Following 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 Planning, monitoring and maintaining suitable inventory levels Ad Hoc & Reporting Creating on a regular base & ad hoc business reports such as newness sales report etc as and when required Substituting the buyer adequately when necessary to ensure business needs are met and assist in additional activities related to new store opening in UAE and other countries Training and mentoring new Category Assistants and sharing best practices with them Proactively support e commerce team and category development team on their requirements Placing orders with UK Raising claims to UK for any issues Required Skills to be successful:- Able to analyze financial, market and customer data to identify opportunities. Able to spot issues and effectively plan to mitigate risk Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills Computer literacy, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & SAP Contract negotiation skills Outgoing, positive, willing to take challenges and work under pressure A results-driven personality who values teamwork as an integral part of getting great results What equips you for the role: Bachelor Degree 3+ years of experience in Food Buying in FMCG companies. Food technical and supply chain experience would be ideal. Understanding of buying merchandising. Very organized, structured Very good communication skills Very curious and outgoing |
