Main Responsibilities

Reporting to the General Manager this person will have to:

– Trading term negotiations with new suppliers

– Accountable for the overall performance of the division’s foods buying function

– Development and implementation of Division’s operational marketing plans based on marketing strategies

– Monitors actual buying performance against operational plans and KPI’s

– Resolves escalated (operational) problems

– Implements individual performance management process – focus on direct reports

– Staffing and succession planning

Requirements

Essential Importance

• Persuading and influencing

• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking

• Analysing

• Relating, networking and communicating information

• Planning and organising

• Deciding and initiating action

• Coping with pressures and setbacks

• Leadership

• Developing others