Supermarket Buyer at BBV Marketplace Limited

BBV Marketplace Limited is a modern grocery retail company currently developing several multi-format grocery retail outlets in major cities around the country. With local expertise and international affiliations, BBV Marketplace is committed to providing the best shopping experience to customers from our modern supermarkets and convenience stores. We are dedicated to offering the widest variety of international and local brands and the highest standards of freshness and quality at affordable prices.

We are currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Supermarket Buyer

Location: Bayelsa

Job Description

• The retail buyer is responsible for planning and selecting a range of products to sell in the supermarket ensuring the right product mix is available on time every time and at the right price to meet customer demand.
• The buyer will study and ensure to fully understanding customer needs so as to maximize profits and provide a commercially viable range of merchandise at competitive prices.

Essential Job Functions

• Analysing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends
• Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels
• Managing plans for stock levels
• Reacting to changes in demand and logistics
• Maintains an awareness of current sales trends and assesses impact on business needs
• Creates business plan for the supermarket or category and communicates same
• Creates end-to-end sales plan, display plans and ad plans customized for each Category
• Review sales, profit and promotional performance by Division.
• Locates and select new products.
• Prices merchandise in line with corporate pricing strategies, maintaining competitiveness while maximizing sales and profit potential
• Participates in floor planning and planogramming processes
• Maintains comprehensive awareness of industry trends and competitive landscape
• Sourcing, selecting and negotiating terms of contracts with suppliers towards maximizing sales and profits for the supermarket;
• Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products;
• Participating in promotional activities;
• Preparing reports and forecasting sales levels;
• Presenting new ranges to management for consideration;
• Liaising with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand;
• Getting feedback from customers;
• Training and mentoring junior staff
• Any other duties are assigned to you by management

Application Closing Date
26th June, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to: [email protected]