NIDHEESH RAJ E R
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Category manager I Senior buyer I FMCG Procurement specialist
Category management & Procurement professional with 7 years of experience in FMCG food, Beverages & Non food across the UAE & Qatar. Experienced in managing category profitability, sourcing, supplier negotiations, pricing strategies, promotions, range optimization, private label development, and business planning. Proven track record of delivering sales growth, improving margins, and building strong partnerships with all the major vendors across UAE.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior buyer
Jaleel Cash & Carry
Dubai, UAE
2025.04 - Current
- Managed category strategy, procurement, pricing, promotions, supplier negotiations, and profitability across 15 Cash & Carry outlets across the UAE
- Procurement and pricing for both B2B and B2C sales for the category
- Finalized JBP with the major brands P&G, Unilever
- Closed JBP with major vendors with the highest increment number in the history
- Private label development
Senior Buyer
Mumzworld FZ LLC
Dubai, UAE
2023.08 - 2025.03
- Managed end-to-end category operations including assortment planning, pricing, vendor negotiations, promotions, margin improvement, and new product launches for the UAE's best Mom and baby e-commerce platform in UAE
- Finalized BDA with all the major vendors with increment basis
- Generated highest back margin from the category for the year
- Planning and execution of all promotions for the category and generated highest ever sales for the category during Black Friday sales
- New product introduction with proper investment from the vendor
Buyer - FMCG food & beverages
Grand Hypermarkets
Dubai, UAE
2021.01 - 2023.05
- Regularly negotiated with key suppliers, achieving optimum price and delivery options.
- Development of Business agreement with key suppliers.
- Raised purchase orders against requirement, guaranteeing orders were placed in-line with supplier quotes .
- Assessed target markets, purchasing data and trends to understand consumer preferences for informed buying decisions
- Coordinated and tracked deliveries of goods to fulfil inventory needs with in target deadlines.
- Managed product prices and profit margins to keep products affordable, guaranteeing purchases by customers.
- Processed purchase orders, arranged supplier payments and informed management of delivery statuses for planning purposes.
- Coordinated the opening of new hypermarkets in Sharjah and Dubai
- Acquired knowledge of using ERP platforms such as G.O.L.D Application ,ERP Next etc.
Buying trainee
Grand Hypermarkets
Doha, Qatar
2020.03 - 2020.09
- Basics of retail
- Retail business operations
- Basics of retail buying
- Supplier negotiation and price fixing
- Purchase data analysis
Education
Master of Business Administration - Marketing & Tourism
LEAD college of management
Palakkad, Kerala 2018.04 - 2020.03
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
Marian college
Kuttikkanam, Kerala 2015.05 - 2018.05
Skills
- Negotiation
- Performance improvement
- Interactive communication skills
- Market research
- Team building
- Leadership
- MS Office
- SAP
- PowerBI
Timeline
Senior buyer
Jaleel Cash & Carry
2025.04 - Current
Senior Buyer
Mumzworld FZ LLC
2023.08 - 2025.03
Buyer - FMCG food & beverages
Grand Hypermarkets
2021.01 - 2023.05
Buying trainee
Grand Hypermarkets
2020.03 - 2020.09
Master of Business Administration - Marketing & Tourism
LEAD college of management
2018.04 - 2020.03
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
Marian college
2015.05 - 2018.05