Category Buyer
AlMutlaq Furniture
Total years of experience :15 years, 7 Months
• Selecting new products and reviewing the old
• Preparing yearly budget
• Managing American Brands “LAZBOY, KLAUSSNER and HAMMARY”
• Looking for a new American brands
• Visiting fairs to find what’s new in the furniture industry
• Comparing the brands prices
• Visits competitors’ stores in the local market
• Categorizing the items based on stores grades
• Work with suppliers and internal marketing dept. for choosing best items for campaigns
• Preparing buying orders and finalizing them
• Monitoring the stock levels and sales
• Prepare re-orders for the running items
• Working on clearance list to reduce the level of stock
• Pitching ideas to senior management
• Getting feedback from stores and customers
• Sales forcasting
• Selecting the new items
• Evaluate new products
• Coordinating with marketing for special offers and discounts campaigns
• Monitoring the stock levels and sales
• Stores visits kingdom wise to check displayed items and to get stores managers feedback
• Coordinate with visual merchandising team for display
• Training for the sales teams for the new items and brand knowledge
• Prepare orders and stock management for Saudi and GCC market
• Pricing the new items
• Coordinating with suppliers for ordering
• Coordinate and distribute the items into the sales points
• Communicating with all stores managers
• Monitoring the stock levels and sales
• Stores visits kingdom wise to check displayed items and give suggestions for it
• Developing and implementing strategies to increase sales
• Following market trends and presenting creative ideas
• Analyzing data to report on brand growth
• Coordinating General Manager Communication