Category Buyer - Fresh

• Develops supplier relations and negotiates with them regarding payment terms, discounts, price markdowns, rebates, returns or replacements, and promotions for review by superiors.
• Handles direct buying of selected items as determined by superior.
• Conducts product and supplier sourcing for better merchandise assortment.
• Receives and determines sales points of new items from suppliers in terms of price and quality for review by superior.
• Participates o plant visits to select suppliers as directed by the superior to enhance product awareness

PRICING & ORDERING

• Builds up merchandise SKU in the system by encoding assigned SKU number merchandise description, vendor code product classification/category, item cost, and other relevant information necessary for proper identification of individual merchandise.
• Encodes cost and retail price and other merchandise facts in the system.
• Prepares data of proposed order, re- order, and once change for review and approval by the superior.
• Prepares Purchase Order PO and places orders based on approved orders order forms and stock position review and d approval of superior.
• Prepares price cost notice to generate accurate and updated cost/price of merchandise
• Computes for the landed cost (indent order) to maintain gross margin target as directed by the suppliers.
• Prepares a monthly breakdown report of the purchase budget spent and maintains a running summary of purchases.
• Conduct price and product canvassed similar merchandise from competitions as directed by the superiors.
• Prepares a monthly breakdown report of purchase budget spent and maintains a running of purchases.

DELIVERY AND INVENTORY MONITORING

• Coordinates orders and delivery of items to concerned suppliers
• Coordinates with store personnel to get inventory data on stocks and deliveries.
• Coordinates with Goods Receiving personnel to ensure accurate receiving of ordered merchandise items.
• Conduct follow-ups to monitor the status on late deliveries or undelivered item to suppliers.
• Coordinates with the right concerned departments to timely transfer of merchandise
• Coordinates with the Accounting division and follows up outstanding payable to suppliers.  
• Participates in inventory activities as directed by the superior
• Conduct regular warehouse and store visits to physically monitor sufficiency of stocks and merchandise movement

SALE AND PROMOTIONS

• Prepares inventory report based on the data given by the warehouse
• Checks Supply of promo items
• Draft memos/letters regarding promotion or sales event
• Conducts follow-up to suppliers for request of merchandisers as promo manpower support during the period al promotions.
• Prepares report on leftover promo items after the sales event for proper disposition by the superiors.
• Provides relevant information in evaluating results of sales events to determine achievement of sales and margin target
• Prepares and maintains merchandise information sheet (sale ability report).

Working Hours

3F CLF1 Bldg., 1167

Chino Roces Ave., Makati City, Philippines