Business Development Executive( Buying)

A.S.WATSON GÜZELLİKVE BAKIM ÜRÜN.TİC.A.Ş.

Established in Hong Kong in 1841, A.S. Watson Group is the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer with 15,000 stores in 25 markets. Every year, over 5.2 billion customers and members shopped with our 12 retail brands in stores and online.

With over 140,000 employees worldwide, including 12,900 in Hong Kong, A.S. Watson Group is also a member of the world renowned multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, which has five core businesses - ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications in over 50 countries.

Watsons is Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, currently operating over 7,200 stores and more than 1,500 pharmacies in 13 Asian and European markets. Watsons Turkey is one of the leading beauty and self-care chain stores in Turkey with more than 340 stores in almost 100 cities. We work with might and main in order to become the first choice of our customers in the scope of self-care with our more than 3.000 personnel.

 What you’ll be responsible for: 

•  Maintaining relationships with both suppliers’ and our Business Unit’s, managing their expectations and communicating commercial activities in line with department KPI’s
•  Working with the Business Development Manager to help source new products and negotiate with suppliers 
• Recognising potential business opportunities and making recommendations based on the Business Unit’s requirements and the current market. Working alongside the Business Development Manager to come up with proposals. 
•  Assisting with daily enquiries about product/range sourcing, availability, exclusivity, pricing, MOQ (minimum order qty), logistics arrangements, product sampling, etc.
• Keeping up to date with the latest retail/H&B industry developments and our competition, researching and staying abreast of the latest trends 
• Working with the Hong Kong and local teams to deliver specific projects on time 

About you:

• A University degree in business or similar discipline would be desirable.
• At least 1 years’ experience in a similar Business Development role, ideally within a retail, Health & Beauty or FMCG company. 
• Proficient in both written and spoken English. Any other European language will be an advantage. 
• You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• You’re proactive, able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• You’re an excellent problem solver with great questioning and analytical skills, and a positive attitude.
• You’re able to build relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels, with a positive and professional attitude and a high degree of cultural sensitivity