Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Category Strategy and Sourcing Planning (Dairy Products)

• Market and industry analysis, supplier research and review, category and supplier segmentation, sourcing events, analysis, negotiations, contracting and implementation.
• Translate consumer segment data & insights into specific category assortment, merchandising, advertising/promotions, and pricing strategies. 
  
  

Sales & Profit & Other income management

• Monitor by daily budget. Performance Review MTD, YTD by store by category by customer
• Yearly budgeting (Sales, margin, other income) by buyer by customer / Category by customer

Supplier management

• Create a long-term partnership with key suppliers. Work with suppliers to implement cost improvement programs.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance. Establish reporting of purchasing activities (hot topics, achievements, risks & opportunities).

Assortment Management and Pricing Management

• Develop proposals for stocking strategies for price optimization
• Stock management: Maintains assigned SKU maintenance in system to ensure product availability
• Price Negotiation: Price Speed Change / Price Policy & Price Structure / Improve Cost of Goods: Improve Negotiation / Price Setting / New item Negotiate

Promotion management

• Determine product offerings and promotional plans for assigned categories to achieve operating results
• Conducts post-promotional reviews and analysis to determine if promotional requirements were met and if there were problem areas, develops solutions.

Qualifications

• Master or bachelor’s in business administration, Science, Marketing or a technical / any related filed. MBA preferred.
• A Bachelor’s degree or culinary degree is preferable.
• 10+ years professional experience in retail food service management, retail operations, and/or consumer product goods, preferred.
• 5 - 7 years strategic sourcing experience preferred.
• Department level supervisory/managerial experience of direct and indirect reports.
• Demonstrated understanding food safety principles and operational requirements.
•  Retail or FMCG business, Wholesales industry knowledge and experience.
• Be able to deal with top manufacturers and retailers.
• Demonstrated ability to develop market expertise and credibility in the Retail industry and/or consumer product segment, including customers, suppliers, products, applications, technology, pricing, value, industry or market problems and opportunities.
• Negotiation skills: Must possess ability to establish strong working relationships and persuade/influence others; ability to negotiate and defend pricing, contracts, and agreements with suppliers