Procurement Manager
Kcpc
Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 3 Mois
• Review regularly Performance at detail level to ensure our Assortment & Buying plans are aligned to Sales/ Target Performance.
• Track the performance of the ranges weekly in Store with Visual Merchandising & Sales Team to ensure we understand Customer requirements & Strategic Changes are implemented/ understood by all. Work Monthly on Changes reflecting Sales or Stock performance.
• Responsible for achieving budget sales, Gross Margin and intakes
• Review Monthly with OTB/ Supply chain on any Challenges faced locally or with Vendors to ensure objectives are met. Efficient communication delivered & Actions followed up.
• Work on Building an Efficient Vendor Base who with good Values can supply. Regularly review performance of Vendors with the Sourcing Office.
• Develop purchase requirements for each category. Rationalize product offering within current and projected orders.
• Propose assortment plan; devise concrete performance measures at the SKU level for efficient warehouse management and stock flow.
• Coordinate launch of new ranges in store, track performance of new lines. Manage allocation/replenishment of stock to stores; maintain well-balanced stocks with an effective stock program that is reviewed and revised regularly.
• Prepare detailed Planogram and Launch plans for stores.
• Maintain ideal stock levels at total business and store level across all categories.
• Prepare an open-to-buy budget every month based on overall directives from the business. Maintain coherence across all subdivisions in terms of buying decisions.
• Develop purchase requirements for each category through discussions with buyers. Rationalize product offering within current and projected orders.
• Merchandise mix; devise concrete performance measures at the SKU level for efficient warehouse management and stock flow.
• Coordinate launch of new ranges in store, track performance of new lines. Manage allocation/replenishment of stock to stores; maintain well-balanced stocks with an effective stock program that is reviewed and revised regularly.
• Maintain detailed merchandise plans at the store level, producing detailed layouts for products in store - planograms.
• Devise ideal stock holding levels for the showrooms and the business across all categories.
• Monitor best sellers/slow sellers, ageing stocks; maximize fast-selling items and find ways to dispose of the slow-sellers.
• Product selection; selecting products to be put on sale in coordination with buyers.
• Price setting; proposing a sale price for the selected SKU based on pre-decided parameters.
• Merchandise allocation; allocation of sale stock to the showrooms.
• Monitoring; weekly monitoring of sale stock to enhance sale effectiveness.
• Define demand forecast; liaising with Sales and Trading Depts.
• Communicates and interacts with sales/trading to calculate a detailed monthly forecast. Facilitates proactive, cross-functional management of market demand, Makes recommendations on actions needed to meet actual and forecasted demand, relates and measures the impact of forecast accuracy on key performance metrics and service levels.
• Provide recommended action plane for pre-exists over and slow moving stock.
• Monitor stock levels closely to ensure stocks consistency.
• Manage categories seasonality.
• Monitor Categories Performance.
• Define and monitor purchasing budget
• Manage inventory levels to ensure optimal inventory levels.
• Ensure clear & accurate master data related to demand planning aspects.
• Prepare monthly budget for expected purchase orders.
• Define the inventory master data; Article Creation and Purchase Order.
• Manage MRP (Material Requirements Planning) and reorders to ensure 100% availability, shipment tracking in co-ordination with Freight management
• Build a strong and fruitful relationship with suppliers and negotiate on reducing the cost continuously.
• Manage the trading assortments.
• Recommend the adequate order quantity to meet the targeted plan of sale and forecasted target.
• Manage shipments process.
• Communicate with suppliers in term of shipment information and payment term.
• Analyse the categories performance.
• Handle reports to the senior management.
• Liaise with finance, warehouse, IT and showroom staff.