• Application Deadline: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Fresh Food Category Supervisor


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• City Ojo


• Job Field Catering / Confectionery 
  

Job Description

• The Fresh Food Category Supervisor will be primarily responsible for the planning, selecting and buying of merchandise for our Fresh section of the Supermarket (Bakery, Fruits and Vegetable, Butchery).


• Duties include market research, competitor analysis, product evaluations and testing, monitoring purchase orders,creating reports for the management team and ensuring the profitability of the section.

Job Responsibilities

• Research, select and purchase quality products


• Identifying and defining the best assortment based on the customer profile.


• Reactive and well connected to the market, to be able to close good deals (price, freshness, quantities) fast


• Must know the best source and origins of fruits and vegetables/ ability to calculate fast margins and good excel skills


• Update inventory and ensure that stock level is kept appropriate at all times


• Build new relationships with suppliers


• Analyze market trends and apply this knowledge to make buying decisions


• Responsible for the profitability of the section


• Ensure full compliance of all sourcing activities with internal policies and procedures

Qualifications

• 3+ years of with Excel experience


• 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience


• Bachelor's Degree


• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership


• Very strong negotiation skills/ good product knowledge.


• Fruits & Vegetables knowledge (items, origins, seasons, competition, suppliers, market trends, consumer behavior, demographics specificities)


• Expert on local production


• Able to quickly adapt in a changing environment/ agile


• Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements


• Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development.