Food Buying Category Manager
3 weeks ago
As a Food Buying Category Manager at Al-Futtaim, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the procurement of high-quality food products at competitive prices. Your primary responsibility will be to manage the food category, ensuring that products are purchased on time, to specification, and at a competitive price.
Key Responsibilities:- Develop and implement procurement strategies to ensure the timely and cost-effective delivery of food products.
- Collaborate with vendors and the logistics team to resolve shipping and delivery issues and ensure target stock levels are met.
- Plan, monitor, and maintain suitable inventory levels to meet business needs.
- Prepare and submit regular business reports, including newness sales reports, as required.
- Substitute the buyer as needed to ensure business needs are met and assist in additional activities related to new store openings in UAE and other countries.
- Train and mentor new Category Assistants and share best practices with them.
- Proactively support the e-commerce team and category development team on their requirements.
- Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred)
- 3-4 years' experience in a food establishment
- Either 3 years in a similar role or 3-4 years of product experience in another role coupled with SAP knowledge and advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Very strong commercial awareness and creative skills
- Decisive and able to work in a super fast-paced environment
- Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills
- Display delegation skills, prioritize within delegated tasks, and manage deadlines
- Practice excellent time management skills and ability to cope under pressure
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