Buyers Assistant At Pnp

Pick 'N Pay; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 25 000 - 45 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented individual to assist in executing category plans within their purchasing and supply chain team. This entry-level role offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience in retail, focusing on optimizing category performance through customer-centric strategies and effective administrative support. The ideal candidate will possess a business-related degree and demonstrate proficiency in essential tools such as SAP and Excel. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact sales and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of retail experience required.
• Proficiency in SAP and BW is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the buyer in executing category plans.
• Analyze reports and investigate anomalies.
• Monitor performance of newly listed products.

Skills

SAP

BW

MS Outlook

MS Word

Excel

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Numerical reasoning

Organizational skills

Education

Business Related Degree

Job description

Role Summary

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.

Provide day-to-day administrative support to optimize the performance (e.g., sales and cash margins) of the categories by being customer-focused.

Minimum Requirements

• Business Related Degree
• 1-2 Years Retail experience
• Proficiency in SAP and BW, MS Outlook, and MS Word
• Good Excel skills

Competencies

• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Good numerical reasoning
• Organized, methodical, and structured
• Providing service excellence to internal and external customers
• Ability to plan and coordinate tasks/jobs realistically
• Task commitment and goal orientation
• Ability to work under pressure and sense of urgency

Key Responsibilities

• Collate and pull ad hoc statistical and exception reports on request
• Analyze reports, investigate anomalies, and take appropriate action
• Prepare vendor take-on forms and check all supporting documents
• Attend buyer negotiations with suppliers
• Monitor and manage execution of buying contracts and SLAs to the DCs
• Identify and verify PnP article data with external systems ensuring master data alignment
• Review and communicate aged and exit stock reports for buyers
• Interact with relevant stakeholders on sales uplift information (indicator and stock management)
• Investigate all price queries for the buyer
• Ensure all product lifecycle activities are executed successfully
• Monitor performance of newly listed products and inform the buyer
• Provide support to customer care teams
• Generate and analyze exception reports to ensure rebate targets are achieved
• Request creation of articles through the Electronic article take-on
• Maintain emergency pricing

Additional Details

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industries: Retail