Retail Buyer (Apple product) (SO00029115)

Com7 Public Company Limited (Bang Na, Bangkok)

Bangkok, Thailand

COMSEVEN Public Company Limited (the “Company”) is engaged in the core business of retailing IT products such as desktop computers, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, and many other modern lifestyle devices. In 1996, the Company began its business as an IT retail store in Pantip Plaza shopping mall. The founders saw the opportunity for growth in the IT business. At that time, Thailand had less than 10 percent of the population with access to computers. The founders therefore came together to establish the Company on February 27, 2004 to sell IT products wholesale to stores nationwide, which was the Company’s core business at that time, as well as retailing through its own store in Pantip Plaza shopping mall. Later, the Company’s executives saw that the IT retail business had opportunities for growth and had more advantages than wholesale, so they adjusted the Company’s business policy to focus more on retail sales than wholesale sales by increasing the number of retail stores through the expansion of the Company’s stores to shopping malls and department stores.

About this position

Manage and execute buyer role for Apple product including product ordering, forecasting, demand planning, product campaign management, and aging-inventory management. To ensure achievement of business direction, sales, and profits.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee products in terms of the buyer and merchandiser’s role by focusing on product ordering, product forecasting, demand planning, aging-inventory management, and product campaign management, including sales, profits, margin, and cost-effectiveness for the company.
• Analyze product performance in terms of sales-in & sales-out. Identify products that have negative sales gaps as well as potential products, and work with the Head of retail buyer, Head of operations and Head of marketing to identify an action plan to close the gaps and develop sales revenue.
• Work closely with the marketing team, operation team, and brands side to develop product marketing campaigns and promotions to build sales, profits, and also potential customers.
• Communicate, monitor, and follow up with operations and marketing team to ensure implementation effectiveness of planning and strategy.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with brands and related stakeholders, clearly understanding their business goals, challenges, and initiatives and operationalizing these into an executable framework, while maintaining an optimum level of planning, and inventory, while maintaining a high level of customer focus and cost-effectiveness.
• Monitor and understand industry best-in-class practices (such as buyer, merchandiser, product sourcing, etc.) and, as appropriate, implement these or appropriate versions of these practices on the retail buyer function of Com7.
• Establish a culture and work environment that promotes and inspires an active, continuous improvement philosophy regarding products and services.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Solid background in buyer & merchandiser management from retail business is a must.
• Well understand the IT retails business environment.
• Good command of spoken and written in English and Thai.
• Strong skills in driving for results and able to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Good at people management skill.
• Strong skills in people management and development.
• Self-motivated, punctual and reliable.
• Hand-on and attention to details.
• Degree holder in business Administration or relevant subjects.
• Over 10 years of experience in buyer, merchandiser management from retail business.