Job Requisition ID: 157118

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world\'s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group\'s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

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

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Note:-

You must have been an Al-Futtaim employee for at least 18 months in order to be considered.
You must inform your HRBP in confidence of your application.
Please note that this vacancy may be advertised externally in the next week so apply without delay.

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