Role & responsibilities
Inventory Management & Ordering
- Analyze sales reports (top-selling, slow-moving, and zero-sale SKUs) to place accurate purchase orders and maximize space utilization.
- Coordinate with Head Office (HO) to finalize Order Levels (OL) and Order Quantities (OQ).
- Prepare vendor supply schedules and plan dispatches to support smooth inventory stock takes.
Store Floor & Merchandising Execution
- Conduct regular floor walks with store operations to ensure product availability, visibility, timely refilling, proper displays, and correct price boards.
- Share inventory data with operations (system stock vs. physical stock) to minimize pilferage.
- Interact with store staff to communicate updates and enable smooth execution.
Vendor Negotiation & Relationships
- Negotiate schemes, trade offers, discounts, and debit note settlements with suppliers.
- Build solid vendor relationships to secure priority service and timely market updates.
- Determine consumer selling prices in accordance with margin guidelines.
Promoter & Staff Operations
- Negotiate with vendors for brand promoter deployments on the store floor.
- Monitor daily promoter attendance, conduct weekly briefings, and guide floor staff to ensure operational efficiency.
Competitor Benchmarking & Support
- Conduct weekly benchmarking visits to local competitor stores to compare pricing, product displays, and overall range.
- Coordinate with company representatives to resolve customer complaints promptly.
- Track Payment Non-Movement (PNM) cases to ensure timely vendor payouts.
- Maintain operational registers to guarantee 100% compliance during process audits.
Preferred candidate profile
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 3+ years in procurement, inventory replenishment, or category operations
- Key Skills: SAP/ERP handling, MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables), commercial math (margins, discounts), and negotiation skills.
Interested candidates share your resume to
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