Junior Store Buyer – Cah n Carry – Mtubatuba needed at Massmart

FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement developed strategy
• Execute a Category strategy in line with the corporate strategic direction
• Document the strategy & Business plan with clearly defined objectives with senior management and Planner
• Develop sales & promotion plans for allocated category

Sales, Profit, Margin & Stock Turns Management

• Ensure the effective management of sales, profit, margin, stock turns & collections
• Daily sales performance review and daily feedback to Merchandise Manager on financial performance and investigation into concerns re sales, margins, merchandise and customer issues.
• Ensure all rebates and additional incomes are collected to support operating income
• Conduct daily margin performance review
• Conduct weekly & monthly review inputs
• Ensure monthly Profit & Loss review and discussions with management.
• Ensuring all purchasing decisions are in line with strategy with focus on customer and ranging elements
• Introduce JBP (Joint business planning) to all key Suppliers- Measure and manage
• Manage Supplier behaviour on delivery, competitiveness, stock availability
• Range Management
• Ensure the effective management of ranges and conduct annual and post seasonal range review process presenting all criteria – customer analysis, competitor analysis, range analysis, supplier analysis, etc.
• Ensure that the product is set at an appropriate price that is in line with the customers’ expectations.
• Track pricing on a weekly basis and action changes
• List new products and ensure that they are referenced by assortment.
• Management of master data.
• Create ideal range matrix and mirror all products to this.
• Monitor performance of individual skus both local and international in terms of selection, negotiation, order, delivery, in store presentation, marketing, clearance. Joint management and involvement in all imports and shipping process.
• Conduct age stock management
• Ensure the regular analysis of markdowns
• Set pricing for allocated range
• Keep abreast of trends
• Manage the performance of the line through sales, promotion costs, markdowns, inventory, product quality, & pricing
• Control overall category stockholding according to Merchandising plan

Requirements:

Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications & Experience required for this position

Professional Qualification: 

• Proven Business/Financial management/Buying competencies;
• FMCG operations, marketing and branding skills knowledge;
• Sound leadership, customer services, and people management competencies;
• Excellent communication skills.
• Matric
• Degree or diploma (Commerce) is an advantage

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 3 – 5 years buying experience in FMCG; with Strong financial acumen
• SAP Experience and Microsoft as an advantage

Competencies and Skills:

Core Competencies:

• Live the values
• Judgment
• Customer/Member Centred
• Planning & Improvement
• Influence and Communicate
• Adaptability
• Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

General Competencies:

• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Effective administration skills
• Motivated individual; with strong negotiation skills and ability to use influence
• Ability to build relationships externally and internally
• Ability to influence and present concepts
• Ability to work independently, in a team and under pressure with minimal supervision
• Assertive, proactive and goal driven with high energy levels of communication
• Competent Excel skills
• Negotiation skills
• Build a Customer/Member Focused Environment
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Effective administration skills
• Motivated individual; with strong negotiation skills and ability to use influence
• Ability to build relationships externally and internally
• Ability to influence and present concepts
• Ability to work independently, in a team and under pressure with minimal supervision
• The position requires trust and honesty and that entails the handling of cash and/or finances, which includes but is not limited to, the handling, administering, processing and distribution of the Company’s monetary resources such as its stock in trade or merchandise