About the position
Introduction
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 (i.e. sales and cash margins) of the categories by being customer focused.
Duties & Responsibilities
To be able to collate and pull adhoc statistical and exception reports on request
To analyse reports, investigate anomalies and take appropriate action
Prepare vendor take-on forms and check all supporting documents
To attend buyer's negotiations with suppliers
Monitor and manage execution of buying contracts and SLA's to the DC's
To identify and verify PnP article data with external systems ensuring master data alignment
To review and communicate aged and exit stock reports for buyer
To be able to interact with relevant stakeholders on sales uplift information (indicator and stock management)
To be able to investigate all price queries for the buyer
To ensure all product life cycle activities are executed successfully
Monitor performance of newly listed products and inform buyer
Provide support to customer care teams
To generate and analyse exception reports to ensure rebate target achieved
Request creation of Article through the Electronic article take-on
Maintain emergency pricing.
Desired Experience & Qualification
University 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
Organised, methodical and structured
Providing service excellence to internal and external customers
Ability to plan and co-ordinate a task/job realistically
Task commitment and goal directed
Attention to detail
Be able to work under pressure, sense of urgency
