Junior Buyer (Fruit & Vegetables)

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Department/Group: Office
Position: Junior Buyer (Fruit & Vegetables)
Reports & Reviews: Category Manager

Job Role Responsibilities

 Analyzing sales volumes and understanding trends in demand and sourcing opportunities
 Collating demand to provide monthly demand projections that enable effective purchasing and inventory management decisions
 Purchasing from new and existing suppliers by placing orders and negotiating supply contracts; including packing services
 Managing relationships with suppliers to improve supplier performance against the company’s internal criteria, identify cost and product development opportunities
 Deliver a customer facing offer balancing range, price and promotion
 Execute the sourcing and selection strategy for a given range of products
 Negotiate optimum product cost with suppliers
 Place local and international purchase orders
 Carry out complete contract cycle, including issuance of tenders, making bidders list, inviting tenders, opening tenders, commercial evaluation, drafting contract and contract issuance
 Confirm acceptability of the suppliers’ invoices.
 Ensure timely delivery of all orders
 Handle urgent customer requests immediately
 Negotiate major supply contracts with bidders to ensure most economic conditions, consistent with high quality and reliable delivery are obtained
 Analyses bids commercially and approve them.
 Make purchase decisions based on price, delivery, and suitability.
 Prepare bid tabulations and obtain manager’s approvals

Position Qualification Knowledge

 2 years’ experience of working in the food / catering of FMCG industry
 Knowledge of fruit & vegetables buying, ideally within the trade market environment
 Experience of decision-making responsibility for buying in a relevant category
 Bachelor degree or equivalent.
 Fluency in Azeri and English.
 A highly-motivated individual with entrepreneurial approach.
 Possess an extremely friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing personality, with ability to openly communicate and work with all types of individuals and personalities.

Skill

 Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills
 Strong communication and conflict resolution skills
 Excellent presentation skills
 Ability to share skills and knowledge with others.
 Proven interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
 Well organized with excellent time
 Good I.T. understanding

Attributes

 Good team player
 Highly self-motivated
 Calm, professional attitude and approach work
 Able and willing to advice and support colleagues at all levels.
 Reliable and trustworthy, with the ability to work  unsupervised

NOTE

Please, send your CV/Resume to [email protected] with "Junior Buyer" subject.