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Buying Manager - Processed Food
atLotus's (Ek-Chai Distribution System Co., Ltd.)- Buyer, Merchandiser, Product Sourcing or related
- Minimum of 5 years commercial buying experience
- Experience in processed food , ready-to-eat
Key Responsibility
- Ensure your buying area has a long term customer led plan, which drives customer loyalty. You will use insight tools to analyze and understand performance issues and opportunities. You will develop plans to deliver category strategy.
- Support range strategy to implement a customer focused range which delivers financial KPIs. Source innovative product to deliver insight led ranges across channels, regions and affluence levels to support the category strategy.
- Build & manage supplier relationships through a supplier strategy to develop a market leading buy, move and sell plan aligned to the customer plan and category strategy. Identifying and assessing new suppliers to deliver market leading product innovation as well as building long term supplier partnerships.
- Work with suppliers and quality team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained.
- Support team’s sell plan to deliver trade, promotions, events exceeding KPI forecasts and drive footfall.
- Forecast and manage budgets effectively. Delivering my team’s sales and quantum profit budget, market share and out-performance targets. Negotiate with supplier partners to deliver market leading product costs and investment in-line with Lotus's Buying model.
- Conduct regular store/website visits to understand how my ranges have landed either in-store or online, keeping abreast of competitor and category developments to inform future range development.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Food Science, Food Technology or any related fields.
- A minimum of 5 years Commercial buying experience with retail business with having direct experience in Fresh Processed Food especially Fresh Processed and Convenience Food would be a BIG PLUS.
Lotus's
Ek-Chai Distribution System Co., Ltd.
Buengkum, Bangkok 10230, Thailand
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Experience required
- 5 years
Career level
- Middle Level
Salary
- Negotiable
Job function
- Purchasing
Job type
- Full-time
Company overview
At Lotus's, we get up every morning and questioned ourselves daily on how we can serve our customers better. Lotus’s is an omni-channel retailer in Thailand, with a commitment to providing great quality products at affordable prices, while doing good things for our customers, colleagues, and communi ... Read more
Why join us: “At Lotus's, we are looking for people who are the change-agent with a passion to grow in both work and life. People who have the ability to think in an agile way and make everyday as a history to leave their own legacy in every part of business.” Lotus's People are: People who love to crea ... Read more
Benefits
- Pension Fund
- Overtime pay
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Company uniform
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Health Insurance