Junior Buyer

Job Title: Junior Buyer

Location: UAE

Reporting to: Category Manager

Who are we?

noon, the region's leading consumer commerce platform. On December 12th, 2017, noon launched its consumer platform in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, expanding to Egypt in February 2019. The noon ecosystem of services now includes marketplaces for food delivery, quick-commerce, fintech, and fashion. noon is a work in progress; we’re six years in, but only 5% done.

noon’s fastest hyper-local delivery platform, noon in minutes offers a localized assortment of FMCG, grocery products, and noon’s top sellers with delivery within 15-minutes. noon in minutes aims to expand across the region in the coming months, offering thousands of products to customers in record time.

noon’s mission: Ring every doorbell, everyday.

What you'll do:

• Manage vendor selection and develop strong vendor partnerships.
• Monitor industry trends and evaluate competition.
• Perform weekly stock and sales analysis to ensure all brands are trending correctly in line with sales plans.
• Review planned deliveries in line with sales targets & percentage mix by category, price level and stock levels to achieve sales, profitability and turnover.
• Demonstrate understanding of product and pricing analysis to inform pricing strategy and manage all spend within budgetary requirements.
• Negotiate new & improved working terms with global suppliers to help achieve target margin on all orders up to clearance in line with buying strategy and KPIs.
• Accumulate trend information and maintain market awareness to inform and analyze buying decisions and product performance.
• Coach and inspire junior members of the team.
• Identify strong and weak selling items and report scope for enhancement to the selection strategy accordingly to senior management on a regular basis.
• Meet and manage suppliers to build robust relationships and secure timely delivery of orders.
• Prioritize and secure favorable credit terms with suppliers.
• Ensure timely and accurate replenishment of stock.
• Maximize sales and margins, understanding the price positioning of products and how design impacts target cost price.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or a similar field.
• Some exposure to the eCommerce Industry.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strategic commercial thinker with impressive analytical skills and critical mindset.
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Office/Google Suite.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills to drive projects with relevant stakeholders across the organization.

Who will excel?

• People with high standards, who understand that hard work matters.
• Individuals who are relentlessly resourceful and operate with a deep bias for action.
• People with the courage to be fiercely original.
• Those who are ready to adapt, pivot, and learn.