Category Buyer
Mumzworld.com
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :4 years, 8 أشهر
Managing the category of Baby feeding with partly handling of
consumables, home range and travels.
Monitoring and maintaining the inventory level for brands and placing
necessary orders to meet customer demands and tracking them for
on time delivery and timely closing of items.
Assisting data team for all uploading process, get tickets done on
priority and to ensure compliance of quality systems.
Visual merchandising of brands and products based on sales or
marketing campaign requirements or maximize visibility.
Planning and assisting for marketing campaigns and push for brands
or products for visibility or depleting stocks.
Planning and executing category sales campaigns and promotions. Negotiating with vendors for exclusive promotions, margins and
volume terms.
Liaise with marketing team to determine competitive pricing and
promotional activities of product category.
Review OOS & Delays and take necessary and corrective actions.
Reviewing new brands or products and decide on selection based on
feature, prices and margins offered, also following the market trends. Reviewing the forecast made by demand planners and assisting them
if need to make any changes.
Maintaining a positive and long-term relation with vendors/suppliers
to achieve quality of services.
Continues check on competitors pricing strategy/campaigns and
taking corrective actions with desirable results.
Preparing reports on YTD/MTD or weekly basis with necessary action
plans to achieve the target.
Assisting the logistics and customer care team for necessary support.
Assisting sourcing team on new brands and product selection.
Collaborates with accounts department to research and resolve billing
discrepancies and other related issues.
Coordinate and follow up with customers for orders.
* Creating new customer forms and take approval from management.
* Follow-up for requirements and order forecast from key retailers.
* Playing along with the team and contributing to collective effort by
accomplishing the expected targets.
* Quoting prices and discounts, as well as credit terms, warranties and
delivery dates as per manager advise and approval.
* Preparing online creation files for new products or Brands and
provide all information after gathering from the suppliers or from
various possible sources.
* Preparing promotions for online and offline stores for limited period
of time and give all necessary information and file to the online team.
* Assisting team for preparing yearly sales forecast.
* Prepare brand quote sheets and brand presentations.
* Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price.
* Forward available inventory items by verifying stock and scheduling
delivery.
* Obtain purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers, monitoring
and expediting orders.
* Authorize payment for purchases by forwarding receiving
documentation.
* Assist in preparing order forecast based on previous years and
confirmed order requirements from key retailers.
* Maintaining the stocks and coordinate with sales team for stock
requirements.
* Monitor stock levels and place orders as needed.
* Request pricelist and catalogues for review and selection and
compare prices with similar products in market.
* Negotiate appropriate contracts for pricing and supply.