Purchasing Officer (IT Buyer) Retail Background

Job description:

• Engaging in negotiations to get the greatest deal with a new supplier

• Draft contracts for the new suppliers.

• Creation of the new Products

• Calculating the New Stock Forecast

• Creating Purchase Order

• Keep track of the supplier's stock availability and create POs depending on our stock requirements.

• Market survey Daily to control the prices vs other competitors

• Book Rebates, monthly branding, additional support (CN), and back margin

• Price List update

• Promotion for event campaign

• Creating a Weekly Catalog

• Keep track of margin loss and vendor compensation.

• Handle ageing stock levels by moving stock to a different area, asking the supplier for additional support to clear it off, creating a special offer, or Give the supplier back the stock.

• Work with the supplier to arrange display units and promoter availability.

• Work with the finance and inventory teams to resolve invoice concerns.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Having min. 5 years of purchasing experience in Retail
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Strong ability to coordinate cross functional projects,
• Result oriented / problem solver
• Effective planning & organizational skills
• Ability to learn quickly; to have dynamic & positive personality, to be proactive
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English,
• Experience in IT& Telecom sector is an asset
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience in international environment will be an asset