Job Reference: FRS63600
Job Duration:
Start date: ASAP
Description:
Pharmacy Retail Buyer - Limerick
The ideal candidate should have:
* 3+ years of retail and purchasing experience.
* Premium Brand cosmetic, sales or management experience
* FMCG, cosmetics, or pharmacyexperience is an advantage.
* EPOS experience, Microsoft Excel proficiency and strong analytical skills.
* Ability to understand and utilise financial data and KPIs.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritize their workload.
*Strong communicator with the ability to communicate with all levels of the business.
* Ability to generate ideas and market the same.
* Energetic, enthusiastic and not afraid of hard work.
Main role responsibilities include but are not limited to:* Support the store managers of the pharmacies with their day-to-day Operations.
* Managing purchase orders and stock control for the premium fragrance and cosmetic houses.
* Review stock levels weekly to formulate orders for suppliers or to arrange transfers between branches, as appropriate.
* Management of stockholdings, including overstock, out-of-stock and seasonal variations, with consideration given to minimisation of working capital investment, individual store needs and slow-moving stock across the group for sundry toiletries.
* Maximise margin while maintaining competitiveness.
* Ongoing maintenance of the EPOS stock file, including setting up products, suppliers, cost price, selling price, and margin (shared duty).
* Generation andissuing of reports to management, including; sales reports, margin reports, month-end reports, stock holding and ad-hoc reports.* Coordinate with suppliers to organise promotional activity, including in-store promotions and Customer Days.
* Source andcoordinate special offers and stock for monthly promotional activity.
* Coordinate relevant monthly promotional material andcommunication of in-store promotions to ensure continuity across the group (shared duty).
* Coordinate with our online SocialMedia activity and relevant website updates (shared duty).
* Agree and review Cosmetic Sales targets per store/clerk.
* Develop close relationships with Suppliers and internal stakeholders such as Management & Finance teams.
* Effectively communicate with store managers and staff members.
* Looking for efficiencies in existing systems and processes.
* Keeping up to date with trends and competitors in the marketplace.
For more information, please apply here.
Store Manager, Pharmacy Manager, Buyer, Merchandiser, Manager, Limerick
Industry: Retail
Salary:
Salary Benefits:
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Job Skills: Store Manager, Pharmacy Manager, Buyer, Merchandiser, Manager
Contact Name: Brian Mahon
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