• The Senior Buyer is responsible for purchasing products for his/her department. He/she ensures that the purchased products have the best achievable prices and the most favorable commercial terms.

Key Accountabilities
• Assist in the development of a purchasing strategy, and make purchasing decisions within budget based on market conditions and trends regarding product lifecycle, price fluctuations, product availability and competitions business practices
• Negotiate with suppliers agreements, contracts, product selling price, profit margin, returns to vendor, marketing contribution surrounding the product, exclusivity periods, defective policy, and after sales service
• Request and manage the delivery and payment of purchase orders, track delayed orders and control payment reports
• Provide the stores with the needed advertising material and display units in order to ensure proper merchandising and compliance with set standards
• Suggest and organize events, prepare promotions, sale and special collections, and coordinate them with the Marketing department and suppliers in order to enforce and increase brand sales
• Control the preparation of the Automatic Stock Replenishment (A.S.R) for new opening shop, train the corresponding Department Managers and Buyers and monitor the monthly activities of the departments across the region
• Identify and develop new international labels and brands in order to innovate in the selection of products
• Contribute to maintaining mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers, and solicit feedback for continuous improvement
• Carry out functional supervisory responsibilities that include planning and assigning tasks, selling deadlines, monitoring results and quality, providing training and relaying team's request to hierarchy
• Develop routine reports, schedules, agreements, proposals, summaries and letters as needed