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.