Christopher Lozada, Buyer

Christopher Lozada

Buyer

Precise Group and Distribution LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Practical Electricity
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 0 Months

Buyer at Precise Group and Distribution LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2017 to July 2018

Job Responsibilities:

 Outsource suppliers Local & International
 Meeting with suppliers through Skype and request a third party to conduct a factory audit report.
 Negotiate directly with suppliers to get the best possible pricing and payment options.
 Reviews and analyse the company profile of each suppliers.
 Meeting and suggest a potential product for each vendor.
 Analyse and conduct a thorough company background of each vendor and company portfolio.  Ensure the timely delivery of products and compliance with the contracts of purchase.
 Discover and purchase new products and check the quality and popularity of those already on shelves.
 Prepares distribution and supplies retail product merchandise to Dubai Safari, Dubai Frame, AT The Top, Atlantis the Palm, Dubai Parks and Resorts, Emirates Palace, Warner Bros., etc., as per required quantities and design by client.
 Negotiate terms of agreements to achieve the best deal of our company.
 Evaluate supplier options according to prices, quality etc. and determine the best choices.
 Prepares product presentations for Senior Management and Licensors.
 Forge and maintain trust relationships with suppliers to promote fair dealing.
 Request RFQ for shipment, and calculates cost and freight accordingly as per given shipping terms by supplier.
 Ensures shipments received on time within the timeline given to the client.
 Follow-ups shipments either by land or sea to ensure that shipments will arrive as per given ETA date.

Assistant Buyer at Dubai Parks & Resorts
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2015 to March 2017

Job Responsibilities:
 Supports Product Category Manager/ Senior Buyer with the maintenance of the Procurement System, encoding and introducing all relevant data.
 Prepares weekly, monthly reports for the TOP 25 best sellers & slow moving items, average weekly sales and propose replenishment for local and international vendors.
 Prepares purchase orders to vendors.
 Ensures that all vendor compliance documentation is duly received and filed.
 Ensures that Laboratory Test Results for Product Safety are duly received and filed.
 Keeps track of order deliveries to ensure they are done on time.
 Relates with warehouse staff for incoming deliveries and incidences.
 Issues claims to vendors for inaccurate deliveries.
 Assist in Accessories, Apparel and Confectionery department determining the stocks arrived in warehouse.
 Issues monthly vendor evaluation reports.
 Analyze sales to determine category performance, trends and recommend reorders, promotions, and other retail strategies.
 Prepares product presentations for Senior Management and Licensors.
 Communicates new product arrivals to Retail Operations.
 Maintains all samples (top of production, pre-production, sample collection) for easy reference.
 Relates with Licensors for the submission of concept, artworks, and product samples thus, administer the approval process.
 Relates with Accounting for vendor's invoices.

Assistant Buyer at Dubai World - RETAILCORP
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2012 to July 2015

Job Responsibilities:
 Monitors and prepares weekly, monthly, annual, seasonal performance: Coverage analysis of stock, sell thru, best sellers and slow movers.
 Approves initial seasonal allocations per shop, monitors and adjusts the level of replenishment through current stocks threshold.
 Shop communications (product launch / new collections).
 Follow up of daily shops requests and orders.
 Gives markers information, such as price mark-ups or mark-downs, manufacturer number, season code, and style number to print on price tickets.
 Assist in providing the company with uninterrupted flow of merchandise to ensure customer expectations are met in a timely manner.
 Responsible for efficient execution of all purchase orders, creation of sku’s, price changes, transfers and stock balancing.
 Maintains vendor relationships negotiate merchandise returns to vendor.
 Prepare product presentation and OTB for senior management approval to proceed in ordering.
 Deals with vendors negotiation on the margins for multi brand as such Reebok, Puma, Adidas, Nike,
Havaianas, Cobian, Crocs, Asics etc.
• Attends product launch presentation for a quarterly new products to launch.
 Support in merchandise selection for window and store lifestyle display focused shops.
 Interfaces with vendors to resolve shipping/ delivery issues: negotiates with vendors.
 Makes recommendations for quarterly plan of movement/ sale of merchandise.
 Assists in creating plan for slow moving items.
 Weekly store visit, ensuring the proper product, proper merchandise are on proper time and proper price.

Department Supervisor at GO SPORT - Dubai World - RetailCorp
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2010 to March 2012

Job Responsibilities:
 Ensures the highest standard of customer service in the department.
 Ensures that department’s sales targets are achieved.
 Training of the staff members on the product knowledge, new arrivals and conducting refresher courses periodically.
 Prepares and maintains timely and efficient staff roster in order to optimize man power utilization.
 Brief sales team about company profile, new lines in the business, promotional campaigns and related matters of the company.
 Handling the cash float and cash safe custody.
 Assigns routines and non-routine tasks and duties to Department staff in order to ensure that activities are carried out in the most efficient and effective way and customer service policies and procedures are followed.
 Deals with any operational issues and problems.
 Observes stock level maintains inventories and re-orders stocks, to ensure there are adequate stocks and maximum range and size availability at all times.
 Ensures that established company policy and procedure such as safe keeping policy, personnel practices, record keeping policy and loss and prevention policy is properly followed

Senior Sales Specialist at Intersport - Al Futtaim
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2007 to February 2010

Job Responsibilities:
 Respond to different inquiries, requests, and orders of our valued customers.
 Enhancing staff product knowledge by proper job coaching and product training.
 Maintaining the proper merchandise for the whole store as per standard.
 Maintaining database for the customer to be called up during promotions and after sales.
 Giving feedback on lines seller & customer request.
 Assisting administration of staff issues including daily de-briefs, weekly communications and in-store training.
 Doing banking & reconciliations.
 Managing PO’s system including refund and exchange and troubleshooting.
 Preparing and distributing cash floats in each till.
 Maintaining daily checklist ensuring store is ready for operation.
 Receiving and preparing gate pass for the machines on delivery, updating daily delivery tracker.

Sales Assistant at Go Sport - NAKHEEL
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2006 to March 2007

Job Responsibilities:
 Effectively promote and sell the product line of the company.
 Securing and maintaining a well-cleaned section.
 Perform the highest level of customer satisfaction.
 Work with less supervision.
 Making requests and transfer of stocks.
 Guarantee excellent customer service.

Shop In Charge at Golf House - Pro Golf International L.L.C.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2004 to March 2006

Job Responsibilities:
 Planning and executing company rules and regulations, handling sales follow up for major big clients, continuing customer rapport.
 Provides important points for training and development among staff and clients.
 Overall overseeing the career progression, succession planning and the growth of the company and the staff.
 Develops and implements specific account activities for the staff in order to build off take and product presence.
 Monitors and reviews key account sales, volume, copies, delivery, pricing, promotion, collection and returns performance.
 Attend suppliers meeting and training to develop relevant knowledge and skills.
 Prepares monthly and weekly reports providing feedback on sales trends.
 Manage stock take in store and other branches

Education

Diploma, Practical Electricity
  • at Capiz Institute of Technology
  • March 1997

Study on installation of building and house wiring.

Diploma, Computer Programming
  • at Infosystem Computer College
  • March 1995

Study on computer programs and applications.

Specialties & Skills

Order Entry
Inventory Valuation
Product Flow
Sales Trend Analysis
Retail Buying
 Can work under pressure and with limited supervision
 Good communications skills
 Adaptability – Capable of adapting the new environment and initiative
 Order Management
 Patient and diligent

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner