Retail (Cut Flowers) Buyer

6 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa Divergent Recruit (Pty) Ltd Full time

**BUYER (CUT-FLOWERS)**

**AREA**:
CAPE TOWN

MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

- Matric
- Comm Degree in **Procurement / Supply Chain or similar field** (**Advantageous**)
- Minimum of 2-3 years’ post qualification Buyer experience in cut flowers
- Good knowledge of cut flowers and Fynbos (**Advantageous**)
- Working experience in management in a packhouse environment (**Advantageous**)
- Good working knowledge of peak period planning with farmers and retail outlets
- Proficient on **SAP**:

- Proficient on all MS Office packages
- Valid driver’s license (no endorsements) (**ESSENTIAL**)
- Own reliable vehicle

**SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED**:

- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Exceptional communication and reporting skills (written & verbal)
- Good organizational skills
- Proficient on SAP
- Must be proficient is MS Packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Meeting of deadlines
- Sense of urgency
- Ability to work under pressure
- Situation analysis and problem solving
- Accuracy, punctual and attention to detail

**BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS REQUIRED**:

- High regard for efficiency and service delivery
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Must be able to prioritize and manage tasks
- Deadline orientated and a good eye for detail and ability to multitask
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Professional and deadline driven
- Self-motivated, organized and disciplined work ethics

**BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS, DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES**:
**Main duties & Job Function**:

- The Buyer will be reporting to the Regional Trading Manager

**Key Performance Areas and Responsibilities: -**

**ACCOUNTABLE FOR**:
**Daily**:

- Direct farm deliveries to both TFC GP & TFC WC
- Multiflora auction analyses: compare to current offering
- Shorts analysis for all divisions
- Bouquet recipes management & substitutes where necessary
- Manage day to day feedback from Coastal / Inland Display managers re: stores

**Weekly**:

- Manage Growing programs vs orders
- Drive Seasonal product sales
- Supplier visits and reporting back on visits
- Module price comparison between DC’s and opposition stores
- Supplier pricing
- Vase life testing and reporting on outcomes
- Random DC QC checks & Hygiene Bucket swobs
- Sales, waste & shorts review and action plans

**Monthly**:

- Planned monthly promotions
- Monthly - Sixty60 offering

**General**:

- Ensure category is profitable from FM & stores
- New product development
- New codes request
- Update specs
- Packaging reviews
- Source new suppliers
- Peak period planning, with Farmers and Retail (Christmas / Valentine’s / Mother's Day / Woman's Day / Spring Day / Secretaries Day)
- 6 Monthly supplier reviews (Jan & July)

**KEY COMPETENCIES**

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- Analytical Skills with Attention to detail
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Effective Time management skills
- Professional & technical proficiency
- Verbal & written communication (including presentation)
- Leading by example
- Motivating people
- Drive and energy
- Excellence orientation (concern for high quality work)
- Ethical behaviour (honesty)
- Building relationships & customer responsiveness
- Deadline driven


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