Senior Buyer (Outdoors)

Salary: R20 000 - R25 000 

• Develop and maintain a good relationship with new and existing local and international suppliers
• Negotiate prices and delivery dates with suppliers
• Negotiate payment terms and exclusivity deals with suppliers
• Identify oppertunities in current range and source accordingly
• Identify ranges that are too wide and reduce the offering to achieve better sellthru''''s
• Competitive shop outs and ranges applicable to the industry
• Manage and create stock file and product statuses of allocated departments
• Manage GP''''s
• Forecast and place replenishment orders
• Placing orders for allocated departments
• Follow up on outstanding orders
• Writing and reporting on sales details to management
• Drive promotions, identify items that will go onto promotion and supply all details to the marketing department
• Schedule in store training with suppliers
• Give instructions to store rooms (IBT''s) inter branch transfers to ensure the balancing of stock
• Work closly with planner according to a predetermined budget
• Work closely with operations manager & space planner when opening a new store