Job Description

Job Summary Minimum Job Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in Marketing, Commercial or Supply Chain.
• Minimum 10 years experience in buying/procurement role.
• Minimum 5 to 10 years' buying experience in the Hardware Retail environment.
• Minimum 5 years experience, in-store retail management experience.

Competencies:

• Sound business and financial acumen.
• A high degree of confidentiality, emotional maturity, ethical values and integrity.
• Outstanding supplier partnership skills and strong customer orientation.
• Excellent co-ordination and team skills to support effective execution and market share growth.
• Proven problem-solving capability in a fast-moving and dynamic setting.
• Strong presentation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Quality orientated.
• Self-driven to achieve results.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Report to the National Category Manager:

• Drive growth, monitor and drive national sales and GP% budgets.
• Review the ranging and ordering of new product lines for new stores.
• Visit regional supplier factories with the Regional Category Managers to ensure they have capability to provide service at a national level.
• Improve loyalty of retailers in conjunction with Regional teams.
• Develop the strategy and align it with the Merchandise and Group strategy, to ensure effective buying.
• Responsible for Regional Supplier Trade Agreements and approvals.
• Manage supply chain and conduct regular meetings with regional and national suppliers.
• Analyse performance nationally to identify opportunities and develop action plans for implementation by the Regional Category Managers.
• Manage all promotional deals and pricing of promotions nationally.
• Negotiate and achieve budgeted drop shipment and retail gross profits.
• Effectively launch house brand products at retail including point-of-sale and stands.
• Offer leadership and advice to retailers.
• Initiate regular "killer deals" to improve volumes and show leadership to retailers regarding preferred suppliers.

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