BUYER : LAMB & PLANT BASED

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

Location : Cape Town

Contract : Permanent

Remuneration : Market related

EE position : No

Introduction

Source and buy product in support of the Lamb and Plant Based Protein Categories and Food Strategies, through effective supplier and profit management to achieve all KPI’s.

Responsibilities

• Lead & facilitate & implement the Lamb and Plant Based Protein departmental and supplier strategies.
• Establish a commercially viable product range strategy and manage the implementation thereof.
• Manage open book costing models and promotional funding and Category Equalisation Funds.
• Develop good working relationships with all primary & secondary suppliers and all other key stakeholders.
• Lead optimizing & balancing the lamb carcass through pulling all levers available to ensure efficient use of the entire lamb carcass.
• Build a powerful & exclusive Plant Based Protein range of products that we ensure Woolworths leads as a key destination for this category.
• Review and drive Woolworths' performance data (sales, volume growth, profit, market share, market size etc.) for the Meat Department and make comparisons against competition ito range, price, promotions and product development.
• Identify and prioritise the key commercial strategies and accompanying quantifiable goals and KPI's for the department in line with category operating plan.
• Ensure internal and external colleagues understand and work to deliver the department category plan.
• Review department performance versus Department Scorecards on a regular basis and inform key stakeholders.
• Manage financial accountabilities; margins (including strategic buy-in opportunities in consultation with Planning & Assortment & Merchandising teams), incentives, settlement discounts, departmental charges, sample account, buyer losses, etc.
• Negotiate price, promotional price and new lines, taking into account price tiering / product positioning and financial targets.
• Integrate with Trade Planning & Sales Development teams to draw up and implement Promotional Calendar. Plan and implement promotional strategies and ensure you manage a 100% supplier service level delivery every day.
• Establish category price position while applying an understanding of customer price perception, impacts on KVIs, and of competitor pricing.
• Manage short- and long-term availability per category and per supplier.
• Give input to Category and Supplier strategies and end-to-end sourcing of raw material.
• Develop and implement pricing strategies.
• Give input to the planning and forecasting of products and ranges.
• Build and manage relationships with a diverse range of suppliers.
• Liaise with marketing, sales management and space planning to maximise sales and promotions in stores.
• Liaise with distribution regarding Supply Chain issues.
• Monitor and react to industry and international trends.
• Monitor supplier order fill targeting 100% every day and product static.

Minimum Requirements

#J-18808-Ljbffr