Job Description

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• Defines/translates product specifications based on commercial requirements, including quality and packaging
• Identifies new suppliers, e.g. through trade fairs and consulate relationships
• Prepares and runs sourcing tenders
• Analyses tender results and prepare negotiations based on competitive offering and should-be costs (e.g. clean sheets)
• Negotiates and develops contracts with suppliers on volume, price, quality of products procured, and logistics/transport agreements, optimising for quality vs total cost and volume vs number of vendors procured from
• Engages in regular negotiation with suppliers to ensure continuous improvement
• Coordinates with signed suppliers/vendors as well as QA teams to ensure supplier maintains quality and service agreements
• Works with suppliers to identify opportunities for cost improvement and category innovation
• Manages the different stages of product development from product sourcing to final product production, sampling evaluation, shipping arrangement till roll out to shelves
• Liaises with different key stakeholders at different stages e.g. Brand & Business Development, Food Safety, Inventory, Marketing, Operations & etc
• Manages promotion planning and ensure products sales and penetration
• Keeps track of inventory and forecast planning align with trade plans
• Conducts regular business review with vendors

Qualifications:

• Degree in any discipline
• Experience with FMCG / grocery retailers would be a plus
• Good understanding of supply chains, product/quality specs, product variations, seasonality, drivers of cost, and drivers of volume fluctuations of different products
• Ability to run tendering processing end to end and create clean sheets
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Strong business acumen and data analytic skills
• Resourceful, problem solver and result oriented
• Team player and ability to collaborative and work effectively with a variety of stakeholders

Other Information:

• Work location: FairPrice Hub (next to Joo Koon MRT station)
• Working hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 6pm

About Us:As Singapore\'s leading supermarket retail player and a household name close to all, we have grown with you over the years. It is now your turn to grow an exciting new career and fulfil your aspirations with us. Join us as we embark on a journey to make lives better for our customers, community, environment and employees.At NTUC FairPrice, we offer you more than just a job. We are committed in giving our employees a rewarding career through comprehensive development opportunities. We promise a wonderful workplace culture with ample opportunities for growth at different levels of your career. Every of our 10,000 employees across Singapore is important.If the prospect of working in an organization at the forefront of retail technology and innovation excites you, look no further.Grow your career with us today and make a difference.

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