Category Buyer

Found in: beBee S ZA - 1 month ago

Western Cape Cape Town, South Africa Cape Herb & Spice Full time
Cape Herb & Spice’s job vacancy, Career and Recruitment

Job title : Category Buyer – Maitland jobs in Western Cape

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline : April 28, 2024

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Purpose of the job:

An experienced buyer is needed to join a young and passionate team to manage and develop the buying of raw materials and packaging. The successful incumbent will ensure that the supply of goods into the business is managed effectively, efficiently and in line with agreed company objectives.

Key Functional Areas:
Operational Roles:

 Tracking and ensuring on time delivery of goods  Must develop a good understanding of the production requirements report, visual stock planning report and the daily usage dashboard  Lead weekly operational and planning meetings when necessary  Develop SLAs and performance measurements with suppliers  Monitor sales orders/jobs on the system in order to prepare, prompt and follow up with the other stake holders regarding supply  Manage shipping documentation and liaise with shipping agents  Monitor stock levels warehouse capacity  Cross-Functional communication in order to communicate changes/requirements from other departments to the procurement department  Use Data to provide insightful information to the business  Generate and update purchase orders  Place orders with key suppliers when necessary  Liaise with key suppliers on a regular basis  Ensure that due dates on purchase orders are kept up to date  Update KPI reports on a weekly basis  Assist with account queries.  Partake in quarterly stock takes along with the rest of the CHS team

Strategic Roles:

 Be involved with new product/range launches  Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with NPD, Sales, Production, Stores and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts/driver  Build and maintain supplier relationships  Minimize the amount of stock outs  Reduce inventory value on hand to acceptable levels  Review and update class A items on a regular basis  Have market knowledge of category and benchmark against market and other competitors  Inventory review- Responsible for the “in-stock” levels within the agreed inventory parameters high peaks and low demand  Manage the demand planning process and the demand planning tools to support the relevant demand planning activities  Liaise with the Team Lead on a regular basis, to review Inventory values in stores and decide what needs to be reduced etc.  Work alongside the Team Lead to review the goals that need to be achieved by the Procurement Department. The buyer should assist by monitoring and driving these goals operationally

Required Knowledge & Skills:

 Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office)  Excel skills – Advanced level essential  Inbound shipping knowledge beneficial  MRP Systems (experience on Syspro is advantageous)  Experience in BI reporting and or Tableau advantageous

Required Prior Learning/ Experience:

 Degree in Supply Chain/ Logistics/ Operations or Engineering required  2-3 years’ experience within a similar role

Personal Characteristics:

 Strong Communicator  Organisational skills  Able to make decisions  Ability to negotiate  Interpersonal skills  Ability to manage time effectively

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