Buyer - Decor

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Landmark Group is seeking a Buyer - Decor to develop strategic buying plans for furniture and home furnishing, identify and onboard vendors, negotiate competitive terms, and partner with merchandising to manage inventory while aligning with seasonal budgets. The role requires 6-8 years of product development and sourcing experience, a fashion degree such as NIFT or Pearl Institute, strong analytics, trend sense, and excellent stakeholder communication, plus willingness to travel for supplier visits and trade fairs. To apply, tailor your CV to show cost savings, supplier rationalization, and successful launches; highlight experience in high growth, entrepreneurial settings and UAE market familiarity; demonstrate cross-functional collaboration and a proactive hands-on approach.

Buyer - Decor

Develop strategic buying plans for the assigned department/category. Ensure smooth buying operations through vendor identification, evaluation, and selection, in compliance with the contract principles to achieve the strategic and financial objectives of the concept 

1.       Key Responsibilities

Plan, Identify and select new range of products and review the existing ones 

Analyze consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends 

Analyze customer demand, price, quality and availability 

Maintain relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers for future products 

Liaise with stores and territories to ensure supply meets demand and right product ranges are assigned in respective stores and territories 

Support in the seasonal budget keeping in mind past performance, current trends and future events that may impact the business 

Negotiate products for the assigned subgroups at the lowest possible price and with the most viable commercial terms 

Partner with the Merchandise Planner to manage and control inventory levels, stock replenishment and delivery objectives 

Review existing items to ensure products remain competitive 

Provide a commercially viable range of merchandise at competitive prices 

Keep up to date with market trends and react to changes in demand 

Analyzing market reports and strategizing plans for the stores, then presenting ideas to senior management 

Create promotional plans in conjunction with marketing 

Conduct market visits for R & D both International and within territories 

Attend Trade fairs every season in order to assess trends and be abreast with the current market scenario 

Travel and meet Suppliers every season and place orders to get timely deliveries 

Train and mentor junior staff

2.  Job Specifications

Ability to thrive in a high growth, entrepreneurial and ambiguous environment

 Strong analytical, commercial, and problem-solving skills, with a “hands-on” attitude and a focus on fast execution 

Good sense for trends, creativity and a thorough understanding of customer needs 

Strong communication skills and ability to clearly communicate with different stakeholders 

Ability to prioritize tasks and to balance immediate and long term needs of the business while retaining agility to pivot as needed 

Ability to recognize a new trend, item, look, technique, early in its life-cycle and deliver quickly Fashion Graduate

6-8 years of product development and sourcing experience, for furniture and home furnishing products preferred. NIFT , Pearl Institute preffered .

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.