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- BUYER: FRUIT
- Advert reference: woolw_000451
- Advert status: Online
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**Position Summary**:
**Industry**:FMCG & Supply Management

**Job category**:FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

**Location**:Cape Town

**Contract**:Permanent

**Remuneration**:Market Related

**Introduction**:
Source and buy product in support of the Category and Food Strategies, through effective supplier and profit management to achieve all KPI’s.

**Job description**:

- Give input to and implement departmental and supplier strategies
- Establish a commercially viable product range strategy and manage the implementation thereof
- Develop good working relationships with suppliers and other key stakeholders
- Review internal Woolworths’ performance data (sales, profit, market share, market size etc.) for the department and make comparisons against competition ito range, price, promotions and product development
- Identify and prioritise the key commercial strategies and accompanying quantifiable goals and KPI’s for the department in line with category operating plan
- Ensure internal and external colleagues understand and work to deliver the department category plan
- Review department performance versus Department Scorecards on a regular basis and inform key stakeholders
- Manage financial accountabilities; margins (including strategic buy-in opportunities in consultation with Merchandise Planning), incentives, settlement discounts, departmental charges, sample account, buyer losses, etc.
- Negotiate price, promotional price and new lines, taking into account price tiering / product positioning and financial targets
- Integrate with Sales Management to draw up and implement Promotional Calendar. Plan and implement promotional strategies and ensure supplier delivery
- Availability: Manage short
- and long-term availability per category and per supplier

**Minimum requirements**:

- Relevant commercial degree
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the perishable industry
- Proven experience in managing a Foods/FMCG department
- Proven sourcing and supplier management experience
- Proven ability to provide tactical input and deliver the category operating plan.
- Strong integrator and the ability to work in a matrix structure
- Strong negotiation and financial management skills
- Proven ability to deliver the following category KPIs (ie. market share, sales growth, margin, ROS, availability)
- Understanding of Supply Chain processes and principles
- Proactive & Innovative with a continuous improvement mind set
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong customer and retail orientation - sound business acumen; commercial awareness; good judgment; emotional resilience
- Entrepreneurial - ability to initiate and implement innovative and viable business ideas and to accept accountability for the outcome
- Team player with understanding of diversity
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal

**Woolworths is an equal employment opportunity company that is committed to inclusion and diversity