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Assistant Buyer – Toys Jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Landmark Group
Title: Assistant Buyer – Toys
Company: Landmark Group
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Babyshop is a leading baby and kids’ retailer in the Middle East, offering a wide range of high-quality products for babies, toddlers, and children. We are committed to providing exceptional customer service and a seamless shopping experience for parents and caregivers. Our mission is to create a community where parents can access information, support, and resources to make their parenting journey more enjoyable and fulfilling.
We are looking for an Assistant Buyer for our Toys Department. The job holder will work closely with vendors, maintaining positive relationships while negotiating specs, pricing, and deadlines. They must be able to work independently and prioritize job duties, as well as prepare cost analyses and competitive retail strategies. They must communicate with merchandise departments, logistics, finance, operations, clubs, and vendors to provide information and problem-solve.
Key Responsibilities:
Range Planning with the Senior Buyer and updating the Range Plan File for each season, prior to leaving for the buying trip.
Co-ordination with the Design Team for Development packs / Art works etc.
Dispatch the Development packs to the respective Vendors & follow up the Costing sheets from them.
Travelling on the seasonal buying Trips for order placement.
Sending the PO’s to the Vendors & following up the PI’s.
Up loading the PO’s into the System & sending the Barcode files to the respective Vendors.
Overseeing the Product Approval process with the Merchandiser / QA Team.
Monitoring the orders with the Vendors on a Weekly basis & following up the shipments up to respective Territories.
Vendor payments to be followed up.
Prepare the final seasonal Range plan for the VM Team / Retail Team / Ware House Team.
Updating the Buying Summary on daily Basis for Budget updates.
Monitoring the Store Level Sales to ensure that the Store Sales are in line with the Targets, If not need to work with Retail Team to understand the reasons for the Gap and take necessary actions.
Key Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Technology or a Management graduate from a reputed institute.
Previous experience in category management with an online retailer would be preferred
Exceptional analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
A passion for understanding customer needs and market trends.
