Local Fresh Food Sourcing Director - South Region

Working Location: Big C Truong Chinh, 1 Truong Chinh St., Tay Thanh Ward, Tan Phu Dist., HCMC

MISSION
Actively participate to the creation of the strategy and to follow the implementation
Build and propose to our customers the best assortment in the dept. of Butchery, Seafood and Produce.
Conduct the local negotiation respecting the laws and réglementation
Manage the local buyers team and develop their skills
Implement action plans to reach the sales and budget regional budget.
Represent the company during local authority events such as Fairs, Meetings, Business Matching…

ACTIVITIES
Build and propose the best assortment
Be aware of the competition on the marketplace and detect the consumers’ needs.
Develop a competition benchmark and identify the customer’s needs (market studies, new trends…)
Survey the competitors regularly to analyze their items proposal, price policy and quality standard
Acknowledge the specificity of our company’s Technical files and select products that fit with this requirement
Ensure the bought goods is accordance with the standard of quality, policies
Multiply the contact with suppliers in order to be updated with the new trend, eventual difficulty, results…
Study the assortment detention per store, once every two month to remind order to the store or stop items with low sales
Launch new items when necessary and analyze the result after one month.
Be in charge of implementing projects within the undertaking sector and follow the new concept application.

Conduct the local negotiation respecting the laws and reglementation
Participate actively to local commercial and social events to meet new suppliers
Give priority and develop direct sourcing in order to warranty the origin of the products we sell and eliminate the cost of
third party
Visit once a week the local suppliers to observe their farm/ factory/ storage and evaluate their ability
Prepare your negotiation efficiently collecting internal and external data and keep record of your conversation with suppliers.

Develop a professional and an efficient workforce within the department and to implement the appropriate training activities.
Participate in the selection of the buyers team under your responsibility
Share with them our strategy and give them KVI in order to control their performance
Communicate regularly with your team and enhance the training
Control their negotiation to ensure a clear process.
Report on all the information that would influence Big C’s strategy.

Develop and monitor the sales activities and to figure out the methods to improve the gained profits for the in-charge department.
Participate in the elaboration of the budget
Analyse the monthly result and detect any discrepancy / weakness
Propose corrective action plan according our strategy and implement it quickly
Deploy the promotional activities and analyze efficiently those activities.
Negotiate actively any compensation due to competitor best performance.

Develop the suitable communication to protect and develop the image of Big C / GO
Represent the company during local authority events such as Fairs, Meetings, Business Matching…
Ensure the relationship with others sections and departments that relate to the products’ life cycle.
Be the department’s speaker in relation with the stores and operation directors