buyer (fruit/ fish/ frozen/ produce/ Processed meat/ drink/ nonfood/ household...)

Buyer is in charge of researching goods resource and managing relationship with suppliers to choice best products at stores of Tops Market to satisfy customers demand

1. Manage products

• Understand the market, the role of the category in the supermarket, capture customer needs, sales history, monitor the market, new trends to elaborate optimize goods assortment, in accordance with customer demand

• Research and purchase products with best price and quality in accordance with government regulations about goods quality management

• Follow, analyse and propose solutions to improve business increasing

2. Manage relationship with suppliers

• Negotiate contracts terms

• Organize contract signing / liquidation

• Negotiate promotion programs

• Liaise with suppliers to exchange information about goods resource and price

• Find potential suppliers, build effective cooperative relationships with suppliers

3. Organize promotion program

• Elaborate program plan

• Define prioritized goods, seasonal goods in promotion subject

• Price determination

• Control prices against competitors' prices

• Propose and manage supplier promotions, consumer promotions

4. Elaborate working plan to reach target

• Evaluate activities of respective sector in last year and build up action plan to reach target of new year in accordance with company policies

• Follow up and correct working plan in accordance, analyze and propose solutions to increase sales, profits, reduce inventory, etc.

• Inventory management, ordering and sales planning to ensure that the inventory level is in line with the target

5. Support stores and accounting department

• Support stores in setting of stock and price in system

• Support stores in solving difficulties with suppliers about delivering, goods quality, price...

• Support accounting department about invoices, documents, payment ; support in settling debts with suppliers

6. Report

• Periodically make report as required by superior to support in purchasing: Pricing and quality according with market demand, clearly information and sufficient in quantity

• Other activities according to job requirements and assigned by superiors