Azerbaijan Supermarket LLC Import and private label department announces the vacancy of "Import Manager".
Responsibilities:
- Conducting market research, analyze market trends and apply this knowledge to make insightful buying decisions;
- Analyzing past sales data to anticipate trends in consumer buying pattern;
- Collaborating with trading team to clarify purchase requisitions, identify departmental needs, and refine specifications for future purchase orders;
- Sourcing and selecting new products through catalogs and by attending national and international trade fairs and events;
- Investigating and cultivating new sources for supplies and products;
- Building relationships with suppliers and negotiate with them for the best pricing, terms and conditions;
- Evaluating offers in accordance with company’s import strategy;
- Carrying out complete contract and documentation cycle;
- Processing purchasing transactions according to state and company policies and procedures;
- Solving problems with orders in an efficient and timely manner;
- Updating import inventory at DC and stores to ensure that stock levels are kept at appropriate levels;
- Assisting visual merchandisers in planning import products layouts in stores to promote key lines;
- Working with advertising department in order to promote imported products;
- Monitoring market changes, competitor prices and products;
- Assessment of new marketing and sales opportunities, presentation of those estimations to the respective management;
- Preparing daily, weekly, monthly, yearly reports and analytics
Requirements:
- Degree in Marketing, (International) Business, Finance or any other related field is an advantage;
- 3 years of experience in trade, commerce, procurement, import fields;
- At best, practical experience in a similar position;
- Good understanding of sales and marketing strategies;
- Well-developed communicational skills and a customer orientation;
- Ability to easily comprehend and organize shipment processes;
- Good command of English and Russian languages.
Vacancy applications can be sent to the email address [email protected] by writing "Import Manager Import Manager" in the subject line.
