Purchasing Officer (IT& Telecom Buyer) Retail Background

Job description:

Engaging in negotiations to get the greatest deal with a new supplier

Draft contracts for the new suppliers.

Creation of the new Products

Calculating the New Stock Forecast

Creating Purchase Order

Keep track of the supplier's stock availability and create POs depending on our stock requirements.

Market survey Daily to control the prices vs other competitors

Book Rebates, monthly branding, additional support (CN), and back margin

Price List update

Promotion for event campaign

Creating a Weekly Catalog

Keep track of margin loss and vendor compensation.

Handle ageing stock levels by moving stock to a different area, asking the supplier for additional support to clear it off, creating a special offer, or Give the supplier back the stock.

Work with the supplier to arrange display units and promoter availability.

Work with the finance and inventory teams to resolve invoice concerns.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Having min. 5 years of purchasing experience in Retail
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Strong ability to coordinate cross functional projects,
• Result oriented / problem solver
• Effective planning & organizational skills
• Ability to learn quickly; to have dynamic & positive personality, to be proactive
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English,
• Experience in IT& Telecom sector is an asset
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience in international environment will be an asset