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Experienced Purchaser

Confidential - Owerri, Imo State


Posted: Apr 25th, 2018

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Responsibilities

HRLeverage delivers excellent spectrum of HR Business Solutions through a custom-built approach for organizations. We recognize and strongly support the benefits of a diverse workforce regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, or disability status. In doing this, we search for an Experienced Purchaser, for our client in the FMCG sector in Owerri, Imo State. 

Job Description

  • Develops a competitive merchandise assortment plan that is customer focused and monitors and adjusts sales plan by staying abreast of industry trends and competition
  • Builds strong product assortment with suppliers, negotiates pricing and inventory in assigned categories
  • Evaluate suppliers on new and existing products, including but not limited to quality, pricing, shipping time, customer demand and return on investment
  • Manage bidding process of new and existing suppliers and negotiating contracts
  • Integrates brand, sourcing, marketing and retail supply chain functions into the merchandising process to make business decisions
  • Attends trade shows and conferences to research new industry trends and products
  • Identifies items to maximize promotional and marketing strategies and determines lifecycle of each item. Provides input in creating the exit strategy and inventory aging standards 

Minimum: B.Sc/B.A
Experience: 3-5 year(s)
Location: Owerri, Imo State
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Negotiable
Expires: 09-06-2018

General Requirements

Qualification and Experience 

  • Great educational background/OND, / BSC, HND or any other relevant qualification
  • Applicable experience or successful track record with 2 to 3 years’ experience
  • Proven working experience FMCG sector is of advantage

Skills and Competency Applicable

  • Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
  • Ability to recognize, analyze and quantify market trends
  • Excellent internal communication skills
  • Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
  • Achieving Personal Work Goals