Assistant Buyer

**Job ID**:16352**Position Type**:Full-Time**Job Function**:Buying**Workplace Type**:
**Division**:Markham**Province**:Western Cape**Location**:Cape Town North**Suburb**:Parow (Parow)Position Description:
**As a Buyer’s Assistant, your responsibilities will include**:

- Completing all administrative documentation that is related to loading products into the TFG system.
- Building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
- Communicating with suppliers to gather all information required to load product.
- Processing of all amendments and communicating changes to relevant parties.
- Supporting the customer service team in resolving product and order queries and complaints and product sourcing and pricing queries.
- Managing orders through the critical path process.
- Pulling of weekly reports on incoming stock and liaising with suppliers for keep samples.
- Managing sample process between retail and production.
- Prepping of product and documents for quarterly SWOT's
- Able to do a Comp Shop on their own
- Pulling samples / images for weekly sales reports or product meetings as requested by the buyer.
- Assisting Buyers with order placements.
- Maintaining the retail sample room.
- Assist with coordination of QA samples

**Key Requirements**
- Relevant Diploma or Degree - preferably in Fashion
- Strong computer skills and an affinity to learn new systems
- Basic Analytical Skills

**Key Competencies and behaviours for success**:

- Comfortable working across multiple departments
- Clear and professional verbal and written communication
- Demonstrates a high level of organising and efficiency
- Focused on attention to detail
- Multi-tasking, Adaptable & flexible
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain working relationships incl.
- Show initiative, be proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated
- Have high energy levels
- Excel in a pressurised environment Have a problem-solving approach to work
- Open to continuous learning.