BUYER : PET & BABY

Job category : Other : FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location : Cape Town

Contract : Permanent

Remuneration : Market Related

EE position : No

Introduction

Responsible for the execution of the HPPC strategy. Co-ordinates the delivery of the category strategy to deliver sustainable profitable growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategy to ensure delivery of operational excellence.
• Support the co-ordination of the matrix team in order to deliver the category strategy.
• Analyse and interpret market and sales data to develop tactical plans to drive the desired outcome.
• Formulate category plans with suppliers.
• Monitor and interpret industry and international trends (doing both local and international benchmarking).
• Deliver against operational excellence and KPIs for the department.
• Focus on medium-term sustainable market share growth.
• Ensure the delivery of sustainable growth for category level.
• Co-ordinate matrix team to effectively deliver KPIs.
• Facilitate team direction and pace to effectively deliver KPIs.
• Assist team in navigating through obstacles.
• Mentor and support the development of Buyers Assistants.
• Share category strategy with stakeholders and get their buy-in.
• Conduct continuous review of supplier performance against plan and course correct based on variables / changes.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to ethical compliance.
• Liaise with marketing, sales management, space planning & trade planning to effectively drive the growth of the category.
• Review factors influencing trade i.e., market share, local & international trends, economic climate, competitor activity & changes to customer shopping habits, and translate into strategy.

Minimum Requirements

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