Food Buying Category Assistant

at  AlFuttaim

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

REQUIRED SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Strong analytical skills
• Very strong commercial awareness and creative skills.
• Decisive and able to work in a super fast paced environment
• Strong communication, analytical and organizational skills.
• Display delegation skills, priorities within delegated tasks and manage deadlines.
• Practice excellent time management skills and ability to cope under pressure

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE:

The Buying Category Assistant’s assist the food buyer to process all food orders, stakeholder management, assist preparing retail and pricing strategies, placing and tracking purchase orders, managing inventory and keeping track of market trends.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:-

Description of Accountability:

• Assisting the Buyer with the selection of the right commercial offer
• Researching new suppliers and making recommendations
• Reviewing retail/buying prices and margins regularly
• Regularly review competitors and wider market to monitor prices, range, suppliers, trends and new products
• Understanding of the merchandising process, product lifecycle and being able to come up with relevant proposals and recommendations for action.

WHAT EQUIPS YOU FOR THE ROLE:

• Bachelor Degree (Masters Preferred)
• 3-4 years’ experience in in any Food establishment
• Either 3 years in a similar role or 3-4 years product experience in another role coupled with SAP knowledge and advanced excel skill
• Individual Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Personal Leadership
• Teamwork
• Attention to Detail
• Highly Numerate
• Product Confident
• Good Communicator