Buyers Assistant

Absolute Pets; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Absolute Pets, a leading provider of pet products, seeks a Buyers Assistant to support their buying team. The role involves liaising with suppliers, managing product registrations, and ensuring smooth departmental operations. Ideal candidates will have prior purchasing experience, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in purchasing or a retail environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with suppliers for product information and manage purchase orders.
• Track import orders and address delivery issues.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Experience in purchasing or retail environment

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Absolute Pets is a leading provider of highquality pet products committed to offering a diverse range of supplies to enhance the wellbeing of pets and strengthen the bond between pets and their owners. As we continue to grow we are seeking a dynamic and detailoriented individual to join our team as a Buyers Assistant

Overview

The Buyers Assistant supports the buying team by assisting with the purchasing process supplier communication and administrative tasks. The role ensures smooth operations within the buying department as well as managing cross departmental projects and tasks

Key Responsibilities

Product

• Liaise with suppliers to obtain product information pricing and delivery timelines.
• Prepare purchase orders and ensure accurate data entry in procurement systems.
• Compile price increase sheets and competitor price analysis
• Managing product registrations and renewals with suppliers nutritionists and consultants
• Coordinate sample management including requesting receiving and organizing product samples.
• Support the Buyer with market research and competitor analysis.

Imports

• Import payment requests and tracking
• Track import orders including obtaining shipping quotes monitoring delivery schedules and ensuring timely receipt of goods.
• Address and resolve any delivery or quality issues with suppliers.
• Ensuring that import permits are applied for and that freight forwarders receive the original import permit and health certificate

Project Management

• Run weekly project meeting
• Updating Project Tracker when new tasks need to be added and follow ups need to be done

General

• Perform essential administrative tasks including document management and report preparation to support the smooth functioning of the team.
• Communicate with internal departments including logistics marketing stores and finance to ensure smooth product flow.
• Manage adhoc queries and perform other administrative duties as they arise

Skills and Qualifications

• Previous experience in purchasing administrative or retail environment.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel Word Outlook)
• Detailoriented with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Team player with a proactive attitude.

Key Skills

Fashion Retail,Engineering,IFRS,Axapta,Computing

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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