1. Performance assessment:
- Monitor/analyzes performance from diverse perspectives: sales, category mix, customer mix,
market trend, etc.
- Provides in-depth report to management
2. Category management:
- Planning of category/ brand layout based upon performance analysis
- Brand listing and de-listing
- New-brand development through market research
- Private brand development
3. Terms and conditions:
- Involves in negotiating terms and conditions of each brand with HQ buyer
- Gross margin, rebate, no. of BA’s, CAPEX, etc.
4. Budgeting and Ordering:
- Sales forecasting by category>brand>SKU level
- Budgeting and ordering by SKU level on monthly basis which should be confirmed
by HQ buyer for central buying
5. Price management:
- Manage retail price of each item at the competitive level
- Monitoring and adjusting retail price of each SKU
- Executes price research regularly and provides report if needed
6. Communication:
- With brand for planning and execution of in-store marketing promotion,
first / exclusive product development, etc.
- Communicate with other operation teams for merchandising excellence
- Communicate with marketing team for sales promotion, on-line sales improvement, etc.
- Communicate with logistics for timely flow of inventory
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