Website The Landmark Group
The Landmark Group began its journey in 1973 with one store in Bahrain and has grown into one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in the Middle East, Africa and India. Currently the Group operates over 2,200 outlets, encompassing over 30 million square feet across 21 countries.
Assistant Buyer
Job Description
An assistant buyer works closely with vendors, maintaining positive relationships while negotiating specs, pricing, and deadlines. They must be able to work independently and prioritize job duties, as well as prepare cost analyses and competitive retail strategies. They must communicate with merchandise departments, logistics, finance, operations, clubs, and vendors to provide information and problem solve.
Key responsibilities and Process:
Range Planning with the Senior Buyer and updating the Range Plan File for each season,prior to leaving for the buying trip.
Co-ordination with the Design Team for Development packs / Art works etc.
Dispatch the Development packs to the respective Vendors & follow up the Costing sheets from them.
Travelling on the seasonal buying Trips for order placement.
Sending the PO’s to the Vendors & following up the PI’s
Up loading the PO’s into the System & sending the Barcode files to the respective Vendors.
Overseeing the Product Approval process with the Merchandiser / QA Team
Monitoring the orders with the Vendors on a Weekly basis & following up the shipments up to respective Territories.
Vendor payments to be followed up.
Prepare the final seasonal Range plan for the VM Team / Retail Team / Ware House Team.
Updating the Buying Summary on daily Basis for Budget updates.
Monitoring the Store Level Sales to ensure that the Store Sales are in line with the Targets, If not need to work with Retail Team to understand the reasons for the Gap and take necessary actions.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Education
Graduates / High School with Diploma
Language
English – Mandatory
Arabic – Beginner / intermediate
Job Experience
4-7 years of experience
Technology
Basic MS office, Excel and Power point.
Others
Good Negotiation Skills.
Flair for Fashion
Should have an eye for detail.
Should be ready to travel extensively.
A Hard worker with a right attitude.
Qualifications
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Primary Location: AE-AE-Dubai Emirates
Work location/ موقع العمل: Jebel Ali – Dubai Jebel Ali Industrial Area 1, , Dubai25030 Dubai 25030
Job: Buying
Organization: Babyshop Concept
Schedule label /الجدول الزمني: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Day Job
Job Posting/نشر تسمية الوظيفة: Jan 31, 2024, 5:29:20 AM
To apply for this job please visit landmarkgroup.taleo.net.