Buyers Assistant
South Africa, South Africa
Job Description
Buyers Assistant
VACANCY - BUYERS ASSISTANT - RETAIL - KZN - DURBAN (NORTH)
A career opportunity has become available within an independently owned health, beauty and wellness organisation for a Buyer's Assistant based at Head Office.
Purpose of the Job: To provide administrative, organisational and technical assistance to the Buyer. To assist the buyer to achieve sales and budgets and acceptable gross profit margins.
Requirements:
- 2-3years minimum FMCG experience
- Must have a flair for FMCG market and industry knowledge
- Ability to remain calm and work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Team player
- Strong negotiation skills
- Customer focused
- Problem solving skills
- Time management
- Adaptability
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent numeric ability
- Computer literate with advanced excel skills
- A bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management or related field (advantageous)
- Inventory management
- Placing orders and following up with suppliers
- Creating sales orders for stores
- Preparing orders and sales reports for the Buyer to check
- Negotiating with suppliers for promotions
- Liaising with store managers and other departments
- Following up with suppliers on ad hoc spends and quotations
- Double checking orders from suppliers
- Accounting practices- orders/credits/debits
- Excel skills: formulas/v- lookups/pivots/
Please email: admin1@ritefit.co.za
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV IN A WORD DOCUMENT AND ONLY APPLY IF YOU MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS.
UNSUITABLE APPLICANTS WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU CAN ONLY APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU HAVE A CURRENT, VALID WORKING PERMIT FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
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Job IdJD1267208
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationSouth Africa, South Africa
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EducationNot mentioned