Children's Category Buyer

3 weeks ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Plum Jobs Full time

Our client is a well-established retailer with a growing e-commerce presence.

We are hiring a **UAE experienced category buyer for toys, children’s, party and novelty items.
**Role Summary
- Sourcing and vendor selection and management - expansion of supplier network; RFI, RFQ and RFPs, prepare vendor due diligence documents and analysis
- Vendor negotiations - lead local and international supplier negotiations based on specifications, quality, most favorable price, delivery times and commercial terms.
- Shopper and product reporting and data analysis - ability to synthesize large amounts of data, generate reports and scorecards to provide insights and actionable opportunities to grow consumer interest and buying.
- Order placement and delivery tracking to ensure products are delivered on time to achieve sales targets.
- Forecast and inventory planning.
- Product quality assurance to ensure product labeling, safety and quality based on samples and random production checks.
- Document compliance for import and export.
- Gather feedback from retail stores and e-commerce customers to improve product ranges.
Coordinate with the retail and e-commerce teams for pricing, sales campaigns, price reductions and product offers based on sales performance and stock levels.
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**Mandatory Skills & Experience
- 5+ years’ experience as a category buyer in toys, seasonal, party and novelty items, baby wear, children’s accessories or FMCG.
- Strong experience in merchandising and pricing strategies to drive revenue and profit margin growth.
- Multi-channel experience - strong understanding of e-commerce vs in-store shopping comparisons and trends.
- Shopper insights - aisle reinvention, PoS material, disruptive merchandising strategies
- Commercial and financial acumen to prepare and analyze sales reports and business performance to manage inventory levels, sales forecasts and maintain revenue and margin targets.
- Forward thinking with a finger on the pulse for emerging trends, shopper insights and customer feedback to drive category growth and sales volume.
Advanced Excel skills - VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
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- Currently living in the United Arab Emirates - must be able to live and work in Dubai.
- Fluent in English.
Professional appearance and work ethic; excellent relationship building and communication skills.
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**Education
- Bachelor’s degree



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