Procurement Officer - Demand Planning Retail

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP647-1349

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our Client, a diversified group of companies specializing in procurement and distribution fmcg commodities in the Retail sector throughout Africa is currently seeking to recruit a Procurement Officer. You will be directly reporting to Business Unit Manager

Scope of Work:
- To ensure continuous sourcing and supply chain support in coordination with local operations team to generate category sales growth and development in line with the company vision and target.
- Identifying the right supplier and managing purchase contracts with the suppliers with regards to price, quality, sourcing and supply.
- Negotiating on Assortment Planning with Operations team
- Source from international markets to assemble new and seasonal collection of products for timely trade marketing execution
- Feasibility studies on new product ranges, including shipping and supply chain planning
- Works with Operational Team Leaders to develop scenarios to change the phasing of demand to address supply gaps
- Managing the entire logistics from Port to Store in an efficiently managing due parameters
- Coordinate on Market Survey and analysis
- Sales analysis at Category levels for the stores
- Authorization of purchase order and follow up the timely supply
- Close monitoring of fast moving products and bulk buying
- Promotion planning and alignment towards sourcing and logistics
- Inventory control planning in terms of cost and efficiently manage holding costs
- Negotiate discounts and rebates, payment terms, other operating income.
- Monitor key retail parameters like GMROI, COGS for the category allocated.
- Analyze forecast accuracy and bias and identify and implement process enhancements to improve these KPl's
- To build relationships internally and externally for meeting group targets
- Managing the product database in its rightful manner

Salary 15,000 aed plus UAE benefits

Requirements

University Degree, ideally in Business Administration
3+ years of experience in Retail/FMCG
Soft Skills
Negotiation skills
Good Communication skills
Time management
Analytical

About the Company

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