Head of Buyer
ERT Technologies
Total years of experience :7 years, 2 Months
National Head of Buyer for ERT Technologies Responsible for dealing with anything relating to the ordering of materials, services and supplies for the company. Conducting research, catalogues, and trade shows to identify potential suppliers. Working closely with the agency teams, trade counter people and mail order staff to keep an eye on what's selling and what's not. (Budget 100 million d’€, team of 5 people, 8 agencies…)
• Ensuring that all goods and services are compliant with the company's social sustainability policies.
• Managing purchase requisitions and orders.
• Preparing purchase orders and subcontracts.
• Responding to internal and external supplier inquiries.
• Approving bills of payment.
• Having meetings with potential suppliers.
Head of Buyer for one of SAUDI Home Improvement retailer create new channel category. Responsible for all buying category activities including net P&L, Customer Proposition and Channel Strategy. Experienced business builder, delivering competitive advantage. Extensive experience of product design and Middle East sourcing within the furniture and home deco categories. (volum purchase 30 million’s $ price FOB)
• Reporting to the Chairman, managing of 4 Buyers, 1 Logistic Manager and 3 assistants.
• Negotiating and purchasing of local and international suppliers.
• Sourcing product range at international fairs in ASIA and EUROP.
• Delivery of several categories of furniture and home deco categories. Extensive knowledge and use of cost reduction e.g. packaging, currency, freight, scale, etc ...
• Development of solid cross functional business networks and external customers to achieve expediency and performance in business objectives. Supplier selection and quality control systems implementation.
• Full product range selection and selection of marketing collateral for packaging.
• Organization, consolidation and compilation of goods on China platform (400 containers)
• To define the concept, category 16000 SKU, 250 suppliers.
• Extensive Own label development experience across Cheapest on Display, Standard Own Label and Premium. Ability to recognize and exploit key strategic opportunities through market trends and consumer insight.
• To create the book's planogram and organizes the schedule advertising.
• Developed 2 new ranges for low and low to mid-level consumers.
• Getting conformity document SASO, TUV and CE.
• Responsible for delivery of sales / profit budgets with team of five direct reports.