Supermarket Buyer for Lagos, Nigeria

EXPERIENCE: 5 years, Relevant Experience at least 4 years in supermarket category in hypermarket
Overseas experience is an added advantage

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

Strategy & Planning

Determine budget required to achieve category targets and ensure that all tasks/activities are executed within allocated budget and time frame.
Develop business & Promo plan for category in line with overall organization strategy keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, and space planning and budgeting in mind.
Develop the Terms of Trade for each vendor where by all aspects of the business is taken into consideration from expectations, operational efficiencies, backend income opportunities to be clearly defined
Develop & Execute marketing plans in order to create demand for category, brands and thus drive sales.
Based on available space in each outlet, efficiently optimize the space utilization to generate maximum Return on Space and return on investment. 
Develop the private label strategy so as to drive additional margins in the various concepts. 
Develop strategy for online platform keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, and space planning and budgeting in mind.

Evaluate the category rollout/contribution to overall SPAR business is maintained
Inventory :
Develop & Identify range of products in line with store format strategy & market demand at store level
Develop strategy to create demand in the category to increase footfalls and grow customer base
Identify new products for introduction to improve on range planning, margins within the store format, market demand and product availability
Ensure timely stock replenishment in all outlets based on CATMAN, POG & Sales rate to minimize OOS
Closely monitor the stock holding per concept and ensure that ageing stocks are maintained within parameters.
Ensure that the category aesthetics, merchandising & VM is periodically updated to ensure appropriate displays and category flow

Recruiter Name:Sunil Dabla
Email Id:Sunil.d@naukri.com