Al Futtaim Careers | Food Buyer Jobs in Dubai

1- Food Buyer
Job: Full Time
Location: Dubai, UAE

Description:

The role of the food buyer is to purchase external brands / local sourcing products (Ambient, Frozen, Grocery & Chilled, non-food) to be sold in the stores and used as materials for cafes across MENA region.

Job Responsibilities:

• Sourcing and developing new brands and categories.
• Launching new projects commercially.
• Planning/achieving agreed net margins, wastage & markdown as per food strategy
• 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 M&S Plan A sustainability plan.

Job Requirements:

• Able to analyze financial, market and customer data to identify opportunities.
• Able to spot issues and effectively plan to mitigate risk
• 5 Years of experience in Food Buying in FMCG companies.
• Food technical and supply chain experience would be ideal.