Buyer: Dairy

**Listing reference**: woolw_000939**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:FMCG & Supply Management
- **Job category**:FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain**Location**:Western Cape
- **Contract**:Temporary**EE position**:No**Introduction**
- To procure a range of products to meet the business objectives of profit, excellent quality, and availability, thereby driving the market share and profitability of your category. To manage a broad supplier base, building effective and collaborative relationships in support of the aforementioned.**Job description**
- Key responsibility with the end-2-end management of the Dairy Department.
- Drive market share and profitability of the category.
- Give input to Category and Supplier strategies.
- Delivery of the Dairy category development strategy across the stakeholders.
- Submit weekly Dairy Procurement Plans to meet WW Foods requirements.
- Implement & Manage supplier Open Book Costing Models.
- Manage financial indicators and all expenses.
- Manage Supplier Category Growth Funds.
- Develop and implement pricing and promotional strategies.
- Input into the NPD process, considering product and price tiers as well as commercial KPI’s.
- Manage & Develop Promo plans as well as review promo strategies.
- Give input to the planning and forecasting of products and ranges.
- Build and manage relationships with a diverse range of suppliers / team members.
- Integrate with Marketing, Sales Management, and Assortment & Space to maximize sales and promotions in stores.
- Liaise with Distribution regarding Supply Chain issues.
- Monitor and react to industry and international trends.

**Minimum requirements**
- Finance or Management / Costing Accounting background with strong Excel skills.
- Category management experience.
- Clear understanding of margin, GP mechanics and influencing factors.
- Proactive & Innovative (energy) with a continuous improvement mindset will be vital.
- Procurement & Buying experience within a retail, FMCG environment or Dairy / Agriculture industry experience - knowledge of store operations, customer profiles, locations & competitors.
- A minimum of 5 years in Buying or Retail experience.
- Technical understanding of the Dairy category is advantageous.
- Proven sourcing and supplier management experience.
- Commercial skills and experience.
- Knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain concepts, processes, and systems.
- Understanding of factors influencing a product’s cost and selling prices.
- Proven ability to co-ordinate and deliver the category operating plan.
- Strong integrator across a Matrix Team with proven leadership skills and people management skills, as well as the ability to coach and mentor junior team members.
- Strong negotiation and financial management skills.
- Proven ability to deliver the following category KPIs:

- Market share
- Sales growth (like for like)
- Gross Profit (Percentage and Cash)
- People Management
- Supplier performance
- ROS (waste/ shrinkage/departmental charges/sample cost
- Supplier order fills and EODs.
- Quality / high standard mindset.
- 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.