Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Required Buying Specialist - KidZania - M.H. Alshaya Co in Kuwait

Support within own area by developing & implementing current & future activities & projects. Work towards the business strategies & acts in accordance with brand guiding principles.
Responsibilities:

  • Source vendors from the local market, negotiate contracts, and ensure prompt delivery
  • Ensure information on internal systems is accurate & make recommendations for corrections.
  • Act as the key point of contact for maintaining the master line list and pricing/barcode queries.
  • Negotiate with local and international suppliers to source new products at the most competitive prices
  • Ensure the establishments at the park are well stocked with supplies from KidZania’s international stores and maintain master lists
  • Plan & receive shipments status reports, advice of shipment sizes & stock allocations. Advise on & control stock allocation.
  • Assist in pricing strategy, ensuring logic, commerciality & within Brand targets for margin
  • Maintain and update accordingly all cost, retail prices, barcodes, descriptions and supplier details.
  • Maintain accurate records and reports of category performance.Produce & analyze reports to determine sales/margin/profit and consumption information with recommendations where appropriate
Skills / Experience:
  • English speaking essential.
  • Secondary education.
  • Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role.
  • Previous experience in retail business.Very good PC skills including working knowledge of MS-Excel
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