Job Description

What you’ll be doing:

Sample Management

• Manage samples requested for approval are received in time, to keep the critical path, is kept promptly and no delays in order production.

• Manage processes such as courier receipt, signing and opening all samples, tidying away of all samples, removal of boxes to storage at the end of the season, to ensure safe and efficient working practices so that the buyer can deal with all samples promptly.

• Liaise with brands and licensees on product approvals, to ensure no styles, go into production that have not been fully approved.

• Liaise with the buying team and QC team, to ensure all confirmation samples, receive comments within 48 hours to keep to the critical path and minimize production delays.

Supplier Management

• Confirm & verify timely receipt of all proforma invoices from suppliers against the buy plan, to highlight any discrepancies in cost or shipment dates.

• Follow up on agreed shipment dates, making sure of the timely dispatch of goods from the supplier, and to track receipts internally, to ensure all stock arrives on time to deliver the stock and sales plan.

• Create new suppliers in the system on the head of buying’s instruction and process through to completion, additionally assist new suppliers with onboarding of Shoemart requirements to ensure compliance.

• Update and maintain shipment tracker to provide visibility of goods and highlight any issues or delays to the buyer, which could affect sales

Order Management

• Match invoices with buyer’s orders and ensure any discrepancies against the order and proforma are duly addressed, to ensure queries are escalated to all stakeholders.

• Prioritize the handover of orders to the respective department and monitor the status of order production and assist in identifying priorities to ensure the contracts are available to the suppliers to meet the shipment dates.

REPORTS TO : Senior Buyer/Buyer, Shoemart

KEY INTERACTIONS : Buying teams, Vendors/Suppliers/Planning

Preferably a graduate from fashion, design or retail management school of repute

Basic MS office, Excel skills/ MIS and PPT

Ability to adapt and change with a dynamic business environment.

Attention to detail.

Strong process orientation.

Strong enthusiasm for retail, merchandising, and buying domains.

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.