Job Description

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a Degree in Buying/Finance/Retail Management/Consumer Science
• Minimum 3 years buying experience within the retail/FMCG field is essential
• Experience in personal care/homecare/nutrition would be ideal
• Good communication and negotiation skills are important
• Must have a valid drivers license and own reliable transport

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Analysing consumer buying patterns to predict future trends and keeping these trend figures in mind when choosing product ranges.
• Assisting in managing plans to ensure optimal stock levels for the business at all times.
• Liaising with in-store personnel to ensure supply meets demand.
• Placing supplier orders on to the relevant systems, negotiating prices and delivery contracts.
• Ensuring operating and financial plans meet the requirements category balanced product assortment and on-shelf layout objectives.
• Sourcing private label opportunities and procuring a balanced range of merchandise in line with the category strategy.
• Analysing target audiences to determine the type of marketing offers that would be most effective to ensure marketing is in line with consumer trends.
• Assisting in establishing a schedule to cover campaign design, development, production and distribution of marketing material to meet launch dates.
• Assisting in reviewing cost against the original campaign budget and estimating the return on the campaign in terms of increased sales or product awareness.
• Identifying and developing various category pricing and promotion strategies to ensure customer needs are met while remaining competitive in the market.
• Assisting in developing a yearly category operating strategy and ensuring it is in line with company objectives.
• Keeping informed of inventory, expenditures and deliveries of various product ranges and ensuring they are in line with department budgets and objectives.
• Managing the return on inventory.
• Reporting on category plans on a monthly basis, (sales, profit, market shares and stock returns).
• Working merchandising partners and other departments, including the online store, designers and marketing staff to ensure product quantities and displays are optimal.
• Conducting regular supplier reviews.
• Negotiating trading terms and advertising spend.
• Writing reports on relevant products and their sales, quality and feedback.
• Presenting new ranges to Senior Retail Managers on a regular basis.

Please note that subsequent to the screening and shortlisting process, all further communication will be entered into, only with the shortlisted candidates

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