Buyer (Ultra-Fresh Food)

What will you do in our team?

• Buying responsibility for the Fresh&Ultra-fresh Food in Commercial division;
• Negotiate the purchase of products, ensuring that these meet specifications and can be delivered at the appropriate time at the most favorable prices;
• Develop the merchandise acquisition plan based on the sales forecast;
• Maintain up-to-date lists of suppliers;
• Monitor the purchasing and pricing arrangements to ensure that the company achieves the most favorable commercial terms;
• Monitor the performance of suppliers and products to ensure that they meet the required standards;
• Maintain an awareness of quantities of stocks to ensure that shortages are avoided;
• Report any significant supply problems to ensure that departments and functions are kept aware of any potential difficulties.

• University degree, preferably in Marketing, Economics or similar;
• Knowledge and minimum 3 years experience in retail buying or product management;
• Category knowledge: distribution channels, products, margins;
• Confident, ambitious, a self-starter, with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment;
• Communication, presentation and negotiation skills;
• Highly organized, analytical, task focused;
• Uses creative thought process - on product, promotions, displays, deals etc.
• Able to work across multicultural environments;
• Very good command of English;
• Advanced MS Office user (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).