Buying Assistant

We’re looking for an ace employee. To help buyers buy awesome things, keep our website stocked and our customers happy.

About you:
Although you may appear as a pleasant person on the surface, the ugly truth is that you are a stickler for detail, you are more organized than a wedding planner, a hunter(ess) for amazing deals, and bulldog when it comes to negotiating.

You understand consumers and the buying process.

What you’ll love:

• Your amazing colleagues.
  Also, if you play your cards right, you may have large quantities of free samples; sent your way.
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Responsibilities include:

• Assist with putting together amazing deals
• Maintaining and cultivating relationships with suppliers
• Ensure products are loaded onto the backend with accuracy and correct and relevant information
• Work together with a senior buyer to source new and exciting products, collate/take images
• Present deals and technical information in an easy to understand and exciting manner
• Compile accurate spreadsheets and gather all required product data for a sale timeously
• Manage supply chain
• Test and evaluate new products and understand quality requirements
• Perform various administrative jobs

Requirements / skills:

• Good understanding of planning and the logistics process relating to product
• Sound analytical, organising, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Strong affiliation to systems, utilising them to increase productivity in line with the business
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• Competency in all computer packages, i.e. Outlook, Excel (Advanced), PowerPoint, Internet
• Tertiary qualification

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