44 Senior Buyer jobs in Kuwait

Job Summary

To drive profitable sales and enhance customer satisfaction by developing and executing a comprehensive product range to the buying critical path. Sourcing, negotiating, and managing a portfolio of products that align with the company's customer, brand positioning and financial objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategic Category Management: Develop and implement category strategies to optimize product mix, pricing, and profitability. Conduct market analysis, identify trends, and deliver product innovation.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure product quality, timely delivery, and competitive pricing. Negotiate contracts and drive cost reduction initiatives.
• Financial Performance: Achieve and exceed sales, margin, and inventory turnover targets. Conduct regular performance analysis with merchandising and take corrective actions as needed.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing Junior/Assistant Buyer. Set clear expectations, provide guidance, and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with design, merchandising, sourcing office, marketing, sales, VM and operational teams to ensure seamless product lifecycle management.
• Market Analysis: Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Driving Sales: Lead a culture of driving sales & profits with junior team members and cross functionally
• Digital: work closely with the merchandising, online and marketing teams to deliver online product strategy

Skills

Candidate Requirements

• At least 5 years buying & product development experience
• In-depth knowledge of and experience in buying & product development in Home Furnishings
• Professional development in retail strategy / category management
• Excellent analytical skills and aptitude to draw out plans and assess accurately the market needs for the category
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent MS office skills + knowledge of SAP or Business Objects preferred
• Strong relationship building skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Organizational leadership skills
• Attention to detail / analytical
• Superior drive + follow up

Drops Art is seeking a Junior Procurement Officer to join our team and support the procurement process. The selected candidate will play a key role in ensuring the availability of high-quality raw materials on time, while helping to control costs and maintain efficient purchasing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute daily purchasing tasks based on production needs
• Search and communicate with local and international suppliers
• Issue purchase orders and follow up on shipments and deliveries
• Verify invoices and match with received items
• Prepare regular reports and analyze purchasing costs
• Maintain supplier records and ensure ongoing communication

Desired Candidate Profile

Requirements:

• 1 to 2 years of experience in purchasing or procurement
• Previous experience in the industrial or perfume field is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; knowledge of tools like Odoo or Daftra is an advantage
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team
• Must be currently residing in Kuwait

Company Industry

• Retail

Department / Functional Area

• Buying
• Purchase
• Procurement

Keywords

• Procurement Buyer

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Smart Target - A Leading Digital Marketing and Advertising Agency in Kuwait

Responsibilities

1. Identify detailed audiences and plan campaigns.
2. Manage ad performance on new channels.
3. Track costs and benefits on investment (ROI).
4. Establish the basics for long-term relationships.
5. Assist in designing integrated digital media campaigns.
6. Analyze the performance of digital tools and reports.
7. Develop performance digital campaigns on Google, Meta, Twitter, and Snapchat.
8. Monitor digital load across different platforms.
9. Develop search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns.
10. Create initiatives and strategies.

Requirements:

1. 5 years of experience in media planning and digital presence strategy at a digital marketing agency.
2. Knowledge of growth marketing case studies, success stories, and ability to interpret them.
3. Experience with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Search Console, custom audiences, and dynamic remarketing.
4. Hands-on experience with YouTube Ads, especially video content optimization.
5. Experience with Google responsive Ads and various bidding and budget scenarios.
6. Ability to guide clients' development teams on installing tracking pixels, tags, triggers, and defining custom conversions across platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, Google, and LinkedIn.
7. Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
8. Organizational and multitasking abilities.
9. Critical thinking skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Location: Remotely

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About Us

As a leader in luxury retail in the Middle East, Al Tayer Group's retail division, Al Tayer Insignia, hosts a portfolio of some of the world’s best luxury brands in the fashion, jewellery, home, and department store categories. Complementing its position in luxury retail, Al Tayer Insignia has also built new frontiers in lifestyle retail, representing leading brands in the Beauty, Home, Fashion and Hospitality sectors. Our brands include Bloomingdales, Harvey Nichols, Armani and newly added Gym Shark and The White Company, to name just a few!

About The Role

Plan, direct and control online and offline sales pertaining to your portfolio, through supporting buyer to purchases high quality merchandise, and correct quantities, at the most advantageous price, in order to meet and maintain merchandising standards and achieve sales and profit objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing

Strategic Roles and Responsibilities

· Support the formulation and execution of the buying department’s strategy to ensure best in market results achieved.

· Build strong, brand relationships and ensure ATI is first priority for brands when fulfilling orders.

· Analyze market trends, consumer preferences, sell through, seasonal demands to formulate buying practice in line with consumer/online demands

· Support the local team in brand execution and planning on key marketing initiatives

Functional Roles and Responsibilities

· Support buyer in analyzing the performance of the buy, recommending to place re-orders as applicable in consultation with buyers and communicate relevant information to all relevant parties in planning and supply chain.

· Review New launch templates which are sent from brands/suppliers, and ensure all information share is correct before orders are raised.

· Maintain the return all faulty merchandise to the supplier with the accompanying red debit correctly made out to ensure the department receives a credit. Ensure that that all samples are returned to the supplier when no longer required as applicable.

· Ensure the full animations calendar is executed in full and ensure it is adhering to critical path

· Work closely with suppliers through regular check-ins and proactive follow-up to ensure alignment and timely delivery of the business plan

· Liaise with brands on opportunities to participate in key events or brand moments, coordinating and updating trackers accordingly/chasing for line lists for skus to include.

· To assist the Buyer to research and select from home and abroad, the best quality merchandise suppliers have to offer at the best price to maximize sales and profit margins. In conjunction with the Buyer to control the selection of merchandise for the Sales within the agreed markdown and to reach the agreed stock level.

· Maintain accurate database of vendor agreements and forward completed vendor agreements to Merchandise Planning.

· Assist sales staff and management with customer service by placing special orders and providing information on stock availability and product knowledge.

· Consolidate buying feedback reports and provide buyers with reports and recommendations per brand portfolio

About You

· Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in the beauty buying/retailing.

· Strong Beauty Industry knowledge.

· Strong negotiation and project management skills required.

· Competent in data analysis.

· Relationship building and management with internal and external stakeholders, brands / principals.

· English mandatory, Arabic strongly advantageous

· Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

· Strong planning, financial, communication and interpersonal skills.

· Keen to travel & develop network of professional & business relationships.

To manage a defined category or sub category to continuously improve ranges and promotions and exceed sales and margin targets. Develop a category plan that supports delivery of the customer plan, market share acquisition, excellent availability + omni channel leadership

Essential Job Roles:

• Develop Category Strategy with senior buyer to achieve Sales/Profitability targets, and maximize market share of assigned category
• Develop assortment frequently including Brands, Products & Agencies to ensure freshness and improve profitability.
• Regular planogram updates with merchandising team to cover effective display principles and ensure sell out of phase out / display inventory
• Train, coach & develop team members to deliver in line with business requirements and for their personal growth
• Implement promo strategy through direct team & support functions to ensure business objectives are met; review effectiveness of promotion activity and update team
• Develop advertising & marketing strategy; implement through marketing; review effectiveness of all activities and update category head / team
• Manage Order & Replenishment process through team ensuring an optimal inventory, availability and aged are in control.
• Develop strategy + support new Product Development process & Sourcing for Own Brands.
• Review & analyze market trends, daily marketing review of core competition to ensure competitiveness in assortment and pricing.
• Work with service & support teams constantly to improve business processes and increase customer satisfaction.
• Online category development and promo strategy development to ensure competitiveness with market & grow online business.
• Manage Supplier Relation, agency & non-agency. Range development , negotiate commercial terms , promotional / marketing activities , other operating incomes and follow up on timely payment of supplier receivables
• In store layout, display & space management/execution via planogram and stores visits.
• Min weekly visits to core stores + competitors with actionable follow up circulated to wider team
• In-depth knowledge of and experience in managing a Consumer Electronics Category
• Professional development in retail strategy / category management
• Excellent analytical skills and aptitude to draw out plans and assess accurately the market needs for the category
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent MS office skills + knowledge of SAP or Business Objects preferred
• Behavioral : Strong relationship building skills
• Organizational leadership skills
• Superior drive + follow up

Education

• Bachelor Degree in Business preferred

Years & areas of Experience

• At least 3 - 5 years’ experience within Electronic retailing with at least 4 years Category Management experience

• Seniority level Associate

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Other and Purchasing
• Industries Retail and Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

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