Buyer Officer

• Ensure adherence to high company standards for safety, environmental awareness and business ethics.
• Determine respective categories: product mix, pricing, merchandising, and promotional strategies.
• Analyze consumer, industry, and category performance to develop category strategies and tactics.
• Develop category goals & strategies & tactics, monitor category performance, and take corrective action as required.
• Ensure revenue and profit are achieved.
• Cultivate resources both internally and externally to leverage expertise on assigned category.
• Collaborate with other buyers/GCM to ensure strategies are aligned.
• Work with suppliers to develop and enhance promotions within our stores.
• Negotiate and establish contracts / supply agreements with vendors.
• Review and provide builds on POG.
• Review assortment, category performance, pricing, and promotion effectiveness.
• Ensure all OI is invoiced.
• Provide feedback to designers and other marketing personnel on all programs to improve our market position.
• Being professional as company representative.

• Bachelor’s degree, an MBA is an advantage.
• Merchandising knowledge and retail experience are an asset.
• Good analytical and communication skills.
• Innovative and a Teamplayer.

Critical Skills

• Understand retail marketing fundamentals.
• Interpret / Implement Customer needs.
• Negotiation skills.
• Computer & analytical skills.
• Merchandising expertise.
• Ability to develop strategies and tactics to maximize profits.
• Demonstrate passion for commitment to customer focus.
• Exhibits conceptual capacity and flexibility.
• Accountable, deliver on commitments.
• Good team player.