Trading, Senior Officer (Buyer)

Purchasing, Procurement & Inventory (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics)

Full time

• Responsible for category sales, margin, income, stocks, market share and prepare weekly, monthly promotion planning & category strategy planning.
• Formulate marketing strategies to sustain and build brand awareness to drive business growth.
• Responsible for overall brand positioning and manage all product launches & marketing activities.
• Liaise with other departments such as marketing, supply chain, online business on promotion planning and brand building arrangements.
• Responsible for sourcing and procuring health and beauty products across all relevant age groups, with a focus on current and new trends, from international markets.
• Work closely with principal/suppliers worldwide, negotiate deals, and ensure the most beneficial terms for the business.
• Play a key role to present to the team, including front-line staff, on how to bring autonomy to the market.
• Key Person for total company GWP planning and some new idea PWP.
• Key Person for Trending section corner in store - W table, Trending GE, Pillar (Quarterly changeover) & New store trending corner.

Job Requirement

• Bachelor Degree from Business or equivalent background.
• Minimum 4 years working experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong merchandising, product, trend and analytical skills.
• Strategic thinker, have an eye for detail, good commercial sense and analytical skills.
• Team player, positive attitude, able to multi-task and also work on ad-hoc requests.

About Watsons Malaysia

Watsons Malaysia is the leading health and beauty retailer with more than 700 Watsons stores and growing in the country serving the needs of all Malaysians. Watsons continues to inspire our customers to enjoy life to the fullest and set the standards in the health, wellness and beauty market, providing personalised advice in health, beauty and personal care on top of its market-leading product ranges, making customers LOOK GOOD, DO GOOD, FEEL GREAT every day. Watsons Malaysia won Platinum Award for the Best in Retail Category 2023 by Putra Brands Award, a premier and only brand award in Malaysia voted by Malaysian consumers.