Senior Buyer - Category Manager

Al Futtaim Group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ref: HP698-10849

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Senior Buyer - Category Manager - Homeworks - Riyadh - KSA

The Senior Buyer will form an integral part of the buying function in the achievement of purchasing objectives. Your role will be based in Riyadh but you will work closely with the UAE based Buying Team to identify the correct merchandise initiatives.

As a Senior Buyer you will be responsible for providing recommendations to the merchandising plans and ranges for the KSA stores ensuring they meet the local customer demographics.

You will be accountable for visiting competitors in the region, reviewing their merchandising programs and providing industry insights through better understanding of the consumer needs, market trends and future category influences, to enhance the strategic planning and category development for the Buying Team in KSA.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have 6 8 years experience in a Buying role within a large retail brand and possess excellent skills in planning, negotiation, supply chain management, merchandise management, and good working knowledge of SAP. You will have a high level of market awareness, analytical ability, decision making, strategic thinking, teamwork & leadership.

A commercial understanding of the Home/Garden/DIY retail industry is desirable but it is essential that you have previous working experience in KSA.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.

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