National Category Manager/Buyer-Toiletries

Checkout

March 2012 to Actually working here

Negotiating deals with suppliers for category nationally
Raising funds for advertising re-adhoc spend
Line selection for broadsheet promotions
Identify new items for listing
Measure and review category performance
Regular store visits to execute category plans aligned to business strategy
Provide support to store managers in monitoring and analyzing retail sales performance and customer profitability
Trading Agreements
Stock management
Margin management
Category management

Assistant Store Manager-Fresh Foods

Checkers

November 2011 to February 2012

Interacting with people at all levels.
Building relationships with sales people.
Maintain corporate image
Provide support to sales and buying process.
Promoting products and services to target markets
Deal with customer queue pressure and fast moving crowds
Opening and closing of store
Staff supervision
Strict stock control
Sales and marketing

Senior Store Buyer

Metro Trade Centre

November 2005 to April 2011

Test program as a regional buyer from November 2006-July 2007 for Prospecton and Mount-Edgecombe stores
Responsible for ordering/buying/replenishing of stock (foods-categories include edible/non- Edible groceries, confectionary, sugar, perishables, cigarettes and toiletries).
Management of 2 office staff (1 replenishment clerk, 1 imprest clerk)
Sole responsibility of line selection for newspaper advertisements eg.Sunday Tribune
Liaise/Negotiate with allocated suppliers (eg. Unilever, Tiger Brands, Cadbury, British America,Colgate,Huletts Sugar, Ceres,Vector logs,P&G,Clover,Reckitt Benckiser,Premier Foods, Tiger Milling, Simba)
Quarterly and annual reviews with suppliers
Identify slow sellers and overstocks and implementing appropriate action
Pricing of new lines
Plan, implement and co-ordinate promotions (in-store and knock & drops)
Negotiate off/on cycle deals with category A suppliers (preferred suppliers).
Maintaining correct stock level to alleviate interest on stock (maintaining above critical level stock)
Setting pricing for Banner group (eg. Viva and Buyrite franchise)
Financial profiling of market segments within the organisation (maintenance of gross profits and budgets)
Wheeling and dealing with customers (negotiating pricing with high profile customers)
Identify and analyse customer and market related trends
Analyse, review and act upon monthly and quarterly reports (Sales Analysis, Ordering Analysis, Receiving Analysis, Stock under costs, Price Audit Reports, Imprest Reports)
Build, monitor and maintain relationships and customer satisfaction, ensuring overall quality standards are met
Identifying key contacts, sales and revenue generating opportunities and pro-actively gathering competitor information

Store Buyer

Metro Trade Centre

May 1998 to August 2005

Responsible for ordering/buying/replenishing of stock (foods-categories include edible/non-Edible groceries, confectionary, sugar, perishables, cigarettes and toiletries).
Management of 2 office staff (1 replenishment clerk, 1 imprest clerk)
Sole responsibility of line selection for newspaper advertisements eg.Sunday Tribune
Liaise/Negotiate with allocated suppliers (eg. Unilever, Tiger Brands, Cadbury, British America,Colgate,Huletts Sugar, Ceres,Vector logs,P&G,Clover,Reckitt Benckiser,Premier Foods, Tiger Milling, Simba)
Quarterly and annual reviews with suppliers
Identify slow sellers and overstocks and implementing appropriate action
Pricing of new lines
Plan, implement and co-ordinate promotions (in-store and knock & drops)
Negotiate off/on cycle deals with category A suppliers (preferred suppliers).
Maintaining correct stock level to alleviate interest on stock (maintaining above critical level stock)
Setting pricing for Banner group (eg. Viva and Buyrite franchise)
Financial profiling of market segments within the organisation (maintenance of gross profits and budgets)
Wheeling and dealing with customers (negotiating pricing with high profile customers)
Identify and analyse customer and market related trends
Analyse, review and act upon monthly and quarterly reports (Sales Analysis, Ordering Analysis, Receiving Analysis, Stock under costs, Price Audit Reports, Imprest Reports)
Build, monitor and maintain relationships and customer satisfaction, ensuring overall quality standards are met
Identifying key contacts, sales and revenue generating opportunities and pro-actively gathering competitor information

Supervisor-Foods

Metro Trade Centre

October 1987 to April 1998

Management of 10 staff members
Control of daily attendance, annual leave, sick leave, incentives
Implement and manage code of conduct /disciplinaries
Providing customer services by exceeding customer expectations (wheeling and dealing, handling complaints)
Shelf talker maintenance
Housekeeping
Loss control monitoring (hazard counts)
Stock take participation
Display and signage
Merchandising
Liaise with buyers and receiving
Meeting and exceeding sales targets
Analyse, review and act upon monthly and quarterly reports
Relieved duties as foods manager when required and also assisted in receiving.

Buyer

Game Discount World

April 1982 to September 1987

Negotiating deals with suppliers for the following departments ? Gourmet Foods, Imported Fancies, Auto Accessories, Power Tools Adhering to and monitoring of strict budgets which revolved around an open to buy system
Monitoring of product, price and quantity to meet customer demand
Maintaining customer relationships
Dealing with customer complaints
Analyse, review and act upon monthly and quarterly reports

Sales and Marketing Certificate

January 1997 to September 1997

Career Goals

I am passionate about buying/purchasing and have set goals to be the best in this industry.

Industries of interest

Retail

Areas of interest

Purchasing

Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies

Travelling,social media,internet survey,sports