Buyers Assistant - Pick n Pay

eg. Accountant or Accounting or Kempinski



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To assist the buyer in compiling and executing the category plans in line with the strategy, objectives, and category group guidelines on format/margin and assortment strategies. To provide day-to-day administrative support to optimize the performance (i.e. sales and cash margins) of the categories by being customer focused.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Collate and pull ad-hoc statistical and exception reports on request
  • Analyse reports, investigate anomalies and take appropriate action
  • Prepare vendor listing packs and ensure all supporting documents meet the required standards
  • Be part of the buyer’s negotiations with suppliers when required
  • Monitor and manage the execution of buying contracts and SLAs to the DCs
  • Monitor and manage the execution of buying deals and SLAs to the DSD vendors
  • Identify and verify SAP article data with external systems ensuring master data alignment
  • Review and communicate aged and exit stock reports for buyer
  • Interact with relevant stakeholders on sales uplift information (indicator and inventory management)
  • Investigate all pricing queries on behalf of the buyer
  • Ensure all product life cycle activities are executed successfully
  • Monitor the performance of newly listed products and provide the buyer with feedback, particularly on non-performers
  • Provide support to customer care and support teams
  • Generate and analyze exception reports to ensure rebate targets achieved and maintained
  • Request creation of Article through the Electronic article take-on
  • Maintain emergency pricing


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Minimum Requirements

  • Matric
  • A diploma or higher certificate is a preference
  • 5 Years of Retail Administration experience
  • Minimum 2 Years of instore Retail experience is a added advantage
  • Proficiency in SAP and BW, MS Outlook, MS Word and PowerPoint
  • Intermediate Excel skills

Competencies

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Good numerical reasoning
  • Organized, methodical, and structured
  • Providing service excellence to internal and external customers/ stakeholders
  • Ability to plan and coordinate a task/task realistically and accurately
  • Task commitment and goal-directed
  • Work within a large team/team player
  • Be able to work under pressure, a sense of urgency


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Additional Information

These positions are based at the Kenilworth Office Park - Cape Town

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