Vishal Mega Mart - Buyer/Senior Buyer

Job Purpose: To conduct all buying and promotional activities in line with the strategy to achieve financial Key Performance Measures, maximizing product opportunities that exceed customer expectations

Source & Develop Product: 

- Develop Category strategy to maximize category performance

- Develop and implement a buying brief and sourcing policy in collaboration with the B&M Director

- Identify and evaluate the possibilities of new product development

- Manage and develop in house design and development of Private Label merchandise including packaging

- Liase with internal stakeholders to co-ordinate promotional activities through best use of signage, in store locations, display stands, windows, POS

Merchandise Planning: 

- Prepare Category Promotional Calendar in conjunction Merchandise Mgr

- Manage Store Adjacency and Layout in conjunction with Merchandise Mgr

Maximize Sales & Profits: 

- Analyze category performance and take actions in order to manage shortfalls, maximize sales and curtail risks in conjunction with Merchandise Mgr

- Achieve KPIs wrt Open to Buy, Mark-downs, margins, gross profit, and stock levels

- Execute seasonal promotional activities and off season mark-down and clearance activities in conjunction with merchandise Mgr

- Implement opportunities from Store visits and competitor performance analysis

New Store launch & Re-refurbishment: Co-ordinate Activity for new store launches and re-refurbishment's with Merchandise Mgr