Head Buyer - Homeware/Household

Job Description : Head Buyer - Homeware/Household Function- Buying & Design Location (City, Country) - Dubai, United Arab Emirates The job holder will be responsible for overall category management for Homeware product categories within the concept and will ensure the development, implementation and management of category business plans to maximize sales and profits. Role & responsibilities 1) Business Planning & Budgeting ? Participate in the annual business planning and provide inputs to the CEO and the rest of the Top management team ? Create the overall product Design and merchandizing strategy for the Concept ? Analyze Concept strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats vis a vis competition and assess market opportunity ? Oversee the category/brand management with the objective of maximizing sales and profits ? Plan and approve the merchandising budget for the category/brand 2) Category & Brand Management ? Develop comprehensive category/brand business plans that are consistent with the company's overall goals and strategies ? Ensure growth in the sales and gross margins by driving focus on categories ? Plan and approve the buying budget for the category ? Oversee overall category plans in the areas of pricing, promotion, assortment and allocations. ? Monitor and review the performance of category business plans by using appropriate scorecard ? Ensure collaboration between Buyers & other Departments to leverage efficiencies in procurement, transportation, warehousing and store operations ? Maintain relationships with key vendors who are critical for the long term success of the business 3) Product Design ? Ensure all design and development activities are carried out within budget and are related to market Trends/demands, company image and business strategy ? Supervise design and development plan with specifications on product features, functions, packaging and resource requirement across categories ? Overseeing all design projects from conception to delivery 4) Merchandise Planning ? Supervise the merchandise planning process and all other parameters used for merchandise analytics ? Oversee planning of merchandise requirements by setting sourcing triggers based on actual sales, sales forecasts, company order parameters, inventory checks, forth coming events, replenishment needs etc ? Discuss, decide and freeze the merchandise plans (pricing, promotion and assortment) and ensure effective in season management ? Review the merchandise plans on a periodic basis to ensure profit is maximized and maintained to reach target levels 5) Quality Control ? Supervise formulation of  the quality control process steps and manual ? Ensure the merchandise procured and received meets the quality standards 6) People Management ? Develop talent within the team by providing consistent direction and support to achieve targets and take leadership positions ? Retain and engage the talent employed and build a collaborative and high performance team ? Enhance team productivity through skills development through coaching and training ? Ensure periodic administration of the performance appraisal process followed by monitoring of feedback implementation for the team ? Ensure all employee disciplinary issues and grievances are dealt with correctly   WOW JOBS

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