Asian Foods Assistant Buyer
- Employer
- Euro London
- Location
- London, South East England
- Salary
- 20000 - 22000
- Closing date
- 24 Mar 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Are you a Chinese speaker looking to develop your career in imports? This might just be the perfect opportunity for you.
A family-run FMGC food retail specialist is urgently seeking an Assistant Buyer. The successful applicant will:
-Support in the delivery of sales and profit, in line with the agreed buying strategy
-Support in delivering a strong range, ensuring a companywide commercial mix, identifying new brands and trends
-Support in supplier negotiations, managing all aspects of buying to maximise the profit; margin, sell through, markdown and staffing
-Work across the business; with store managers and marketing, to support sales and maximise opportunities
-Build strong supplier relationships to negotiate optimum terms. Work with line manager to develop partnerships with key suppliers to maximise commercial relationships
-Ensure KPIs including margins / markdowns and costs are in line with budget
-Agree selling prices in line with the market, company policy and agreed price points with line manager
-Analyse reports
-Manage immediate reports
-Process purchasing documents in an organised and timely manner
Profile and skills required:
-Interest in food
-Numerate with good analytical skills
-Brand building experience
-Good knowledge of local and market trends
-Current/relevant product and market awareness
-Good negotiating and communication skills.
-Able to make logical decisions under pressure
-Able to manage time well to prioritise multiple workstreams / objectives
-Good financial awareness and acumen
-Innovative and uses initiative
-Intermediate Excel
-1- 2 years' experience in a buying team or similar
-Good English verbal and written skills
-Chinese speaking (Mandarin or Cantonese)
If this feels like the opportunity you are looking for and your experience and skills match the above then click "Apply" or call/e-mail Ben Sanchez for more information.
Thank you for applying to Euro London Appointments, the UK's largest independent language consultancy. We aim to respond as promptly as possible to your application, however, due to the high level of CVs we receive, we are only able to respond to applicants whose profile matches our client's requirements. To enquire about other vacancies please visit our website at www.eurolondon.com
A family-run FMGC food retail specialist is urgently seeking an Assistant Buyer. The successful applicant will:
-Support in the delivery of sales and profit, in line with the agreed buying strategy
-Support in delivering a strong range, ensuring a companywide commercial mix, identifying new brands and trends
-Support in supplier negotiations, managing all aspects of buying to maximise the profit; margin, sell through, markdown and staffing
-Work across the business; with store managers and marketing, to support sales and maximise opportunities
-Build strong supplier relationships to negotiate optimum terms. Work with line manager to develop partnerships with key suppliers to maximise commercial relationships
-Ensure KPIs including margins / markdowns and costs are in line with budget
-Agree selling prices in line with the market, company policy and agreed price points with line manager
-Analyse reports
-Manage immediate reports
-Process purchasing documents in an organised and timely manner
Profile and skills required:
-Interest in food
-Numerate with good analytical skills
-Brand building experience
-Good knowledge of local and market trends
-Current/relevant product and market awareness
-Good negotiating and communication skills.
-Able to make logical decisions under pressure
-Able to manage time well to prioritise multiple workstreams / objectives
-Good financial awareness and acumen
-Innovative and uses initiative
-Intermediate Excel
-1- 2 years' experience in a buying team or similar
-Good English verbal and written skills
-Chinese speaking (Mandarin or Cantonese)
If this feels like the opportunity you are looking for and your experience and skills match the above then click "Apply" or call/e-mail Ben Sanchez for more information.
Thank you for applying to Euro London Appointments, the UK's largest independent language consultancy. We aim to respond as promptly as possible to your application, however, due to the high level of CVs we receive, we are only able to respond to applicants whose profile matches our client's requirements. To enquire about other vacancies please visit our website at www.eurolondon.com
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