Senior Executive - Category Buyer
About the Employer
Job Description
Title
Senior Executive – Category Buyer
Company name
SPAR Sri Lanka (Pvt.) LTD.
Dimension of the role
- Formulate “Category Strategy” aligned with company objectives
- Negotiating with relevant suppliers on margins and other commercials including investments, Swell Allowances, DC claims/margins, Promotions, Rebates and Joint Business Plans.
- Optimize and Grow Category GP levels as per the company targets
- Grow Category sales as per the company targets
- Work in collaboration with the relevant Category Demand Planner
- Ensure highest quality products are procured consistently
- Ensure suppliers are selected based on ethical and fair-trade practices
- Advice and guide retail staff on best practices in storage and merchandising
- Understand consumer behavioral trends
- Optimize and Growing Category GP targets based on requirement.
- Assist in ensuring supplier contributions are received for promotional campaigns and store investments
- Assist in Managing the monthly Promo Schedule, Campaigns and Other Supplier Income
- Assisting periodical Product, Category and Supplier Reviews
- Monthly periodic supplier review meetings, to discuss on improvements.
- Continuous improvements to the existing ranges through searching suitable suppliers & concepts.
- Assist in implementing the Procurement Dry Senior Manager’s and Head of Commercial’s strategies in achieving departmental Sales/ GP
- Monthly monitoring of competitor categories and range gap analysis
- Assist in developing and adhere to SOP’s
- Competitor surveys on range and price.
- Assist in Private Label supplier selection
- Conduct category reviews as per annual calendar.
- Ensure ethical dealings and trade with all suppliers/partners
- Differenciate range in comparison to competitors.
- Ensure a world class availability of right margins, at right quantities, at right prices, to support the expected customer footfall and Basket Value.
- Develop and maintain SPAR product categories as a point of "Differentiation" among the retail industry.
- Collaboration with peers to ensure overall company strategy and financial objectives are met.
- Establish SPAR brand among communities as a socially responsible brand.
- Maintain a healthy relationship across all suppliers
Minimum requirements
- Degree equivalent in Procurement, business management or marketing is preferred
- Good IT knowledge (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PPT)
- Minimum 3 years of experience in retail procurement or similar capacity
- Minimum of 1 years in an Executive position
- Experience in negotiating and procurement
- Working knowledge in both oral and written to compliment the effectiveness of the job role.
- Consistency and accuracy and be proactive for timely actions, initiatives to prevent disruptions to the workflow of the operation – HO and the Outlets
- Ability to reach out to all stakeholders involved in the Business
- Ability to work through numerous and varied decisions taken under pressure
- Good Negotiation skills
- Strategy formulation
Send your resume with 2 (two) referees to [email protected] on or before 30 June 2025
