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Job Description
We’re looking for a Sr. Category Buyer who has i) the Gas to get great work done, ii) the skills to bring out the best from our groceries team, iii) the strategic/innovative/creative thinking that’s required to develop outside the box solutions, and iv) the emotional intelligence and humility to lead a fast-paced business.
Responsibilities
- Lead commercial negotiations with FMCG suppliers to achieve unbeatable prices on all products
- Select and purchase new products and review existing products to ensure that we are stocking the right products for our users
- Analyze the ROI/profitability per product sub-vertical to ensure that we maximize margins while remaining affordable for end customers
- Monitor stock levels and make plans for purchasing within the decided budget
- Know your customers and suppliers better than anyone and use that knowledge to drive innovation solutions to identified challenges
- Responsible for executing private label product development and other innovative products at our micro-fulfilment centers to drive our competitive advantage
- Actively collaborate with your colleagues and learn from each other in a supportive environment that allows you to grow, develop and make a difference
Qualification
- 3+ years experience in a procurement/category buyer role in a major supermarket chain in Nigeria
- Excellent track record in closing commercial deals in the FMCG industry
- Ability to negotiate with and influence suppliers
- Data driven mentality: takes decisions based on data and makes business judgments when necessary
- A solid sense of ownership, a natural bias for action in order to always push for things to happen
- A solution-driven mindset to complex, multi-disciplinary problems
- Fluency in English. Additional language skills are a plus
- An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude
Location: Lagos , Nigeria.
For More Information: SR CATEGORY ANALYST
