Buying Manager – Household – Home Centre Jobs In Sharjah | Landmark Group

About the job

• Category Growth and Profitability:
• Drive sales from the assigned category by developing comprehensive category business plans
• Drive and monitor gross margins for the category and ensure alignment with the organization’s position, business plan and budgets
• Category Merchandise Planning:
• Prepare annual plans for the assigned category and provide inputs to the Merchandising Development and Buying Head to assist in creation of overall merchandizing budget
• Manage Buying Team to utilise historic and market data to assist in effective department level planning process

Requirement

• Formulate design and development plan in consultation with the Design Head with specifications on product features, functions, packaging and resource requirement across categories
• Work with quality to ensure the merchandise procured and received meets the quality standards set by Home Centre
• Order and Vendor Management:
• Create an adequate vendor base for the organization through active scouting and negotiation / renegotiation
• Maintain relationships with key vendors who are critical for the long term success of the business