Buyers Assistant - Pick n Pay

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

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

Additional Information

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