Food Buying Category Assistant Al Futtaim Retail

Al Futtaim Group is currently looking for a competent & performance driven Food Buying Category Assistant in Dubai who will assist the food buyer to process all food orders, stakeholder management, assist preparing retail and pricing strategies, placing and tracking purchase orders, managing inventory and keeping track of market trends. This is a mid level full time role. For this role the salary ranges from 8000 AED to 15000 AED, which may be slightly negotiatable during the interview.

Duties of Food Buying Category Assistant

• Assisting the Buyer with the selection of the right commercial offer.
• Researching new suppliers and making recommendations.
• Reviewing retail/buying prices and margins regularly.
• Regularly review competitors and wider market to monitor prices, range, suppliers, trends and new products.
• Understanding of the merchandising process, product lifecycle and being able to come up with relevant proposals and recommendations for action.
• Ensuring products are purchased at the right time, to specification and at a competitive price.
• Following up on orders placed and working close with vendors & the logistics team to resolve shipping/delivery issues and assure the target stock levels are met.
• Planning, monitoring and maintaining suitable inventory levels.

Eligibility Requirements for Food Buying Category Assistant

• Bachelor Degree (Masters Preferred).
• 3-4 years’ experience in in any Food establishment.
• Either 3 years in a similar role or 3-4 years product experience in another role coupled with SAP knowledge and advanced excel skill.

Skills Desired

• Strong analytical skills.
• Very strong commercial awareness and creative skills.
• Decisive and able to work in a super fast paced environment.
• Strong communication, analytical and organizational skills.
• Display delegation skills, priorities within delegated tasks and manage deadlines.
• Practice excellent time management skills and ability to cope under pressure.
• Individual Accountability.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Personal Leadership.
• Teamwork.
• Attention to Detail.
• Highly Numerate.
• Product Confident.
• Good Communicator.

Food Buyer Al Futtaim Group UAE

Revenue Accountant Majid Al Futtaim Dubai