Food Category Assistant Jobs in Dubai | Al Futtaim

1- Food Category Assistant
Job: Full Time
Location: Dubai, UAE

Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Buyer with the selection of the right commercial offer
• Researching new suppliers and making recommendations
• Reviewing retail/buying prices and margins regularly
• Following up on orders placed and working close with vendors & the logistics team to resolve shipping/delivery issues and assure the target stock levels are met
• Planning, monitoring and maintaining suitable inventory levels

Job Requirements:

• 2 years’ experience in any Food establishment
• 2 years in a similar role or 2 years product experience in another role coupled with SAP knowledge and advanced excel skills
• Advanced technical knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) and MS Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); above average computation abilities, feeling comfortable with various calculations
• To be successful as a Category Assistant, you should be confident, highly organized and an excellent communicator, has an analytical mind and excellent negotiating skills, communicates with suppliers, planning, visual merchandising, marketing and logistics teams to achieve sales, profits and market share objectives for the Business