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Buyer

5.00 to 10.00 Years   Doha, Qatar   25 Jan, 2025
Job LocationDoha, Qatar
EducationBachelor's degree / higher diploma
SalaryNot Mentioned
IndustryRetail & Wholesale
Functional AreaNot Mentioned

Job Description

The Buyer is responsible for the Buying of at least 1 or 2 departments of the Fashion Division. He/She is also responsible for all commercial activities (suppliers, products and stocks) within his portfolio. Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Maintain and manage vendors database in the most commercial way ensuring that the absolute number of active vendors will deliver the highest commercial value to the organization.
  • Negotiate terms with vendors and look to constantly improve the seasons collections to improve gross margin.
  • Manage the buying activities, creating the buying plan and select brands and products that meet agreed criteria and strategic vision of the division.
  • Ensure all articles are set up accurately and POs communicated to vendors on-time and within agreed OTB parameters.
  • Ensure that all records and files are kept in an organized and efficient way to ensure business continuity at all times.
  • Ensure reporting tools are always refreshed allowing for easy continues interrogation of business performance.
  • Hold regular management meetings with key stakeholders to ensure that commercial information is communicated to the relevant parties to allow for optimum performance.
  • Monitor stock and sell thru rates to ensure that business objectives are being adhered too and product targets are achieves.
  • Ensure all buys confirm to the agreed OTB parameters set by Head of Buying and Merchandise Planning Manager.
  • Ensure buys are made on time, are set up accurately and communicated to suppliers in a timely fashion.
  • Manage gross margin in line with agreed budgets.
  • Ensure all communication between the supplier/brand is clear, concise and on time to ensure that the commercial deadlines are met.
  • Ensure all buys conform to the agreed OTB parameters set with supplier.
  • Liaise with ABA Legal Department to ensure that all Own Buy and commercial contracts are approved in timely fashion and conform to ABA terms of business.
  • Manage the agreed supplier timescale for order placement and delivery into store. This is very important to overall availability.
  • Liaise between Architects and brands/supplier to ensure that all new shop in shop and brand fixtures are approved and installed to the agreed schedule and to the agreed ABA standard.
  • Monitor progress of all deliveries to ensure that new collections are delivered as requested and agreed.
  • Liaise with warehouse and logistics to ensure that goods are receipted as per agreements and can flow through to the shop floor.
  • Liaise with the administration team to ensure price changes and any promotion activity is put through the system and agreed with brands accordingly.

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