Job Opportunity in UAE as a Food Buyer

Al Futtaim offers a job opportunity in UAE as a food buyer. This is a very exciting time to join the Food department in AFG. The company is growing rapidly in the region and it needs an experienced buyer to expand its food offer. Your responsibility is focused on onboarding suppliers and sourcing strategies as well as tracking and reporting key functional metrics to maximized profits, grow market share and sales, and create joined business plans for growth with regional suppliers in line with the food strategy and with sustainability plan.

You will be responsible for:

• Planning, forecasting, and ordering for all the relevant product categories.
• Build and develop relationships with new regional suppliers for various fresh & branded food categories.
• Build, manage and develop joined business plans and commercial agreements with suppliers negotiating beneficial terms for the company, optimal cost prices, BDI’s, etc.
• Maintaining and storing supplier database, contract records, product specification sheets, and related documentation.
• Ensuring all the sourced products meet the required quality standards and specifications and technical requirements.
• Creates an annual category plan in terms of promotions, events, and new product range to grow sales and profitability and increase market share in a customer-focused manner.
• Plan and leads yearly product category reviews and benchmarks.
• Liaise with logistics and the compliance team to ensure the product is registered and RTM established before ordering.
• Communicate weekly with Operations, Marketing, Brand team, Stores, and Supply Chain.
• Liaise with Brand international team to drive commercially favorable EPR and NPD.
• Manages, develops, and defines objectives and KPI’s for your Category Assistant

About Al-Futtaim:

Al-Futtaim’s family business traces its origins back to the 1930s on the banks of the Dubai Creek, a trailblazer for innovative trading concepts designed to enrich lifestyles. Today, Al-Futtaim is present in 29 countries, represents over 200 companies spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, and it is now 42,000 people strong. Currently spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, Al-Futtaim’s diverse and far-reaching portfolio of brands and companies are ever-present in people’s lives, from the shores of Singapore to the sands of the UAE.

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