SUMMARY:
-
POSITION INFO:
Our client a well-established Grocer is seeking a Store Buyer to join their team
Location: Vryburg
Job type: Permanent – on site
Duties and Responsibilities
- Setting up and maintaining supplier call cycle and preparing and meeting with suppliers
- Developing and maintaining supplier relationships.
- Setting up supplier trade plans to manage and achieve objectives.
- Supplier sales growth.
- Adhere to Ad Hoc budget.
- Market price surveys and assisting in price / deal negotiations with suppliers.
- Creating purchase orders, ensuring all purchases are made according to the company’s policies and procedures.
- Ensure suppliers pickups are done.
- Follow up on outstanding orders, ensuring timely deliveries.
- Following up on supplier delivery
- Achieving stock management
- Ensuring products are always stocked.
- Attending to negative stock, ageing stock and low stock levels
- Dealing with supplier claims
- Price setting using market surveys
- Daily floor walks and managing promotional activities in line with store grid.
- Interaction with customers in store and visits.
- Continuously looking for new ideas to drive and grow the business.
- Stay up to date on product knowledge
- Identify opportunities for growth with the suppliers.
- Plan and execute promotional grids to drive sales
- Liaise with internal sales team to generate sales, ensuring bought stock is sold stock.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric certificate
- Relevant diploma or degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Retail Management, or related field (advantageous)
- 2–5 years’ experience in a similar retail buying role
- Must come from FMCG/RETAIL and WHOLESALE groceries industy
- Strong knowledge of product sourcing, supplier negotiation, and purchasing procedures
- Proficient in MS Office
- Computer literacy – Portal, Arch and SAP
Skills Required
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills
- Ability to forecast trends and analyse sales data
- Good understanding of inventory management and stock control
- Attention to detail and decision-making ability
Should meet the above criteria, we invite you to apply directly to the advertisement. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks of application, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful
