Qatar Duty Free is currently recruiting for Buying Coordinator – Food & Beverage.

Your role is to effectively maintain product availability and data integrity across all different product ranges for perspective QDFC department. Provide support to the buyer to source, develop and deliver a specific range of products at the right cost, right time and right place to achieve the companys gross profit and to provide the coverage for the buyers during their absence

Operational accountabilities include

• Compare prices with other Duty Frees spanet and local Market to ensure the product offered is in line with spanet offering.
• Support buyer to source new suppliers, negotiate prices, shipping terms, cost price with suppliers.
• Maintain all supplier reports and assist to prepare all data reports for purchasing system.
• Raise purchase orders and track the process to ensure timely delivery of the products.
• Provide support to all product research programs and assist to obtain all required approvals and maintain all spread sheets and evaluate all corrections for same and establish all best purchase activities.
• Coordinate with F&B warehouse department to ensure compliance with all shipping dates and deadlines and monitor delivery of the products according to schedule and maintain quality standards of all products.
• Maintain the pricing and availability of all products and develop purchase order for all purchasing systems.
• Monitor the inventory level and determine appropriate delivery dates of all products and forecast all order requirements and maintain records of all activities and assist in resolving all delivery issues.
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure timely delivery of products and maintain accuracy in all vendor data and perform various purchasing activities and prepare all purchase orders and evaluate accuracy in same.
• Communicate with suppliers and track orders and assist to prepare required purchase orders and analyses samples and ensure purchase within required timeframe.
• Prepare forecasting reports for re-ordering purposes.
• Plan projects with spaneting department in terms of visuals for promotions.
• Receive requests, updates, and feedback on products from the shop floor and communicate that to buying officers and Suppliers.
• Create new Price Look-up Code (PLU), Price Change Authorization Form, and Vendor Creation Forms for approval. Update PLU sheet as required.
• Forward approved PLUs changes to F&B Cost Controller to upload into the system.
• Ensure food and safety guidelines are met.
• Work closely with F&B Manager and kitchen chef in order to achieve and maintain best quality of the goods and ensure that all goods are available when necessary.
• Coordinate with HR, F&B and Airport Admin regarding employees who require Food Handling Certification. Support the coordination with production for all special events, such as Eid, Christmas, etc. requirements as needed to ensure product availability.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

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• Minimum 3 years job related experience
• Minimum high school qualification
• Experience in a similar role, preferably to have worked previously in a retail organization with an experience of order processing and or buying department.
• Working knowledge of order processing/ buyers preferable.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments while meeting deadlines and demanding quality execution.
• Knowledge in Hotel or Airport industry
• Able to identify trends through reading detailed reports and ability to consider the impact of your actions.
• Good team player with excellent influencing skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively.
• Understanding of replenishment and allocation methods using the AX System.
• Execute stock exit plans (e.g. recalls, return to vendor, etc.)
• Data input into AX as required and instructed by the rest of the team, in regards to: New line set up or New supplier set up.

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