Glover Retail is currently recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Category Buyer / Procurement Officer

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Analyzing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends;
• Prior Supermarket procurement experience will be an added advantage.
• Must be able to evaluate suppliers and buy items.
• Must be able to analyse and compare financial reports and pricing proposals form several trusted suppliers before negotiating terms.
• Must be able to handle all customer and supplier inquiries regarding orders, status, changes and invoice payment.
• Create purchase order and send them to chosen vendors.
• Ensuring that the product inventory is always incompliance with company policy.
• Following up with suppliers for confirmation of order and ensure deliveries are prompt.
• Assist in researching new vendors and comparing competitive suppliers.
• Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels;
• Managing plans for stock levels;
• Reacting to changes in demand and logistics;
• Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract;
• Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products;
• Liaising with other departments within the organization to ensure projects are completed;
• Participating in promotional activities;
• Writing reports and forecasting sales levels;
• Presenting new ranges to senior retail managers;
• Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
• Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
• Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories
• Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
• Works closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities.
• Leads a team that provides category insights and proposals by analyzing marketing and customer data and monitoring relevant market conditions.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a  Bachelor’s Degree qualification with at least 2 years work experience.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent communicator – demonstrating a high level of competence with
• Presentations
• Written reports
• Correspondence
• Persuasiveness
• Listening skills
• Negotiation skills
• Good time management skills
• Project management skills
• Budget management skills
• Strategic awareness
• Networking skills at a senior level
• Analytical
• Creative
• Personable
• Research Oriented
• Professional demeanour
• Flexibility

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2022.