National Buyer

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Staff Solutions Full time

Our client in the FMCG sector is looking for a National Buyer to join their team at their offices in Johannesburg South, Gauteng.

Job Purpose:
To be a National Support function to the Wholesale and Retail FMCG merchant teams is stores to fulfil an experienced Buyer role within the procurement team and be responsible for sourcing, acquiring and negotiating competitive prices and products from suppliers on a National level.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Negotiating better prices and terms with current suppliers, key focus on increasing of rebates and range;
- Forecasting of stock;
- Reducing levels of aged stock
- Increasing the supplier base pool
- Negotiating better prices and terms with current suppliers
- Handling new product development and trials
- MS Office literate (including knowledge of an ERP system)
- 3 - 5 years’ experience within a similar or same role / specialist role;
- 2 - 4 experience is retail business and understanding of the sectoral determination act 9, applicable to the
- Wholesale and Retail sector;
- Have a strong employee relations focus, proven knowledge of South African labour legislation and,
- Degree in HR/ Labour Law or equivalent (NQF 8) will be advantageous;
- Have their own car that is reliable as well as possess a driver’s license.
- Willing to be based in Vryburg at the Regional office and travel to stores allocated, including Kuruman.
- Willing to work retail trade hours aligned to the business needs, which includes Saturday work and some public holidays.

Desired behavioural abilities:

- Demonstrated ability in working in a fast-paced environment and achieve above average results;
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to negotiate, persuade, sell, and resolve conflicts;
- Proven leadership abilities to support the operational team;
- Able to communicate with, engage and influence senior stakeholders - Regional Management team;
- Show respect and consideration for colleagues;
- Ability to handle pressure and deliver results under pressurised circumstances;
- Overall Team Player to support the Operational Environments;
- Be attentive to the Environment, industry trends and have high levels of attention to detail
- Experience in our Industry (Wholesale and Retail) in a Client centric approach and skills with a sense of urgency;
- Be able to perform at an optimum level under pressure for extensive lengths of time and adapt
- Able to generate above average results within a demanding and pressurised environment;
- Planning and Organising skills;
- Coping with pressure and setback;
- Persuading and Influencing management with confidence and reference to the law;
- Entrepreneurial and Commercial thinking;
- Self-starter that can adapt quickly.
- Strong attention to detail especially in reports.
- Presenting and Communicating Information;
- Well-spoken in English and the following languages will be advantageous: Afrikaans / African Language from the area;
- Exceptional interpersonal skills;
- Excellent Communication skills.

For more information please contact:
**Siyanda Makofi

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