Buyer (Retail Store)

3 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Staff Solutions Full time

**Western Cape**, Cape Town**

**Basic Salary (Market related, Negotiable)**

Our client in the FMCG Retail sector is looking for a Store Buyer for their company based in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

**MAIN JOB PURPOSE**:
To manage all aspects of the merchandise

procurement function within the store for store

operations.

**Stock Management & Buying Controls**:

- Ensure that the store(s) have a full range of appropriate products to suit the needs of the consumer both retail and wholesale;
- Ensure that the store is well merchandised and according to rate of sale and that top 250 lines are in stock at all times & ticketed;
- Ensure Stock Card System & Supplier Cycle Sheets are well maintained and used with all Suppliers and all products. (Direct and UMS Suppliers);
- Stock purchases or placing of order to be in-line with ROS (Rate of Sale);
- Develop an efficient accurate system for monitoring all open purchase orders;
- Ensure all products have a P.I. label and at least one (1) Shelf Talker on every module;
- Ensure promotions are correctly merchandised and pricing in place, with correct P.I. label and all Promotional Products have a Shelf Talker;
- Ends planners (Visible in GM’s Office) in accordance with Supplier activity, income collected and generically positioned;
- Top 20 suppliers’ performance & review meetings - to be scheduled monthly and forward planning to be completed in terms of activities/ promotion/ Ad hoc income and Cycle deals on products for the purpose of marketing the products on leaflet;
- Selling and income on ends to be negotiated, claims signed and income recorded on Income Statement
- End Income recorded as other income;
- Purchases buying Ratio’s to be in line with Sales
- Stockholding not to exceed 4.5 weeks;
- Management of stock returns and damages, make sure reps check returns before the conclusion of the purchase order;
- To manage supplier claims i.e. gondola ends, advertising, price claims
- Daily floor walks with the floor manager/Operational TeaM/Floor
- Supervisor and make sure previous day floor walks points have been completed such as cleanliness, pricing, displays, condoler displays, POS material;
- Responsible for achieving maximum sales to debtors;
- Submit lines timeously before promotion date;
- Give the correct nett costs on items by making sure rebates are correct and updated at all times;
- Signing-off all purchase orders and receipts on a daily basis;
- Ensuring Store stock levels maintained in-line with minimum stock levels and above in line with sales forecasts to ensure that stock depletion does not occur;
- To ensure best sales deals with Sales Representatives of Suppliers are negotiated;
- All returns to be monitored closely e.g. Expired stock, swell allowances and returns to suppliers for overstocks and damages
- Scheduling of meetings with sales representatives on regular basis to maintain relations with suppliers and achieve maximum return on rebates and transactions with suppliers;
- Top 200 lines CSH (Consolidated Store Holdings) Report to be completed weekly in order to track Costs, Selling, SOH and average Rate of Sale by product.

**Marketing**:

- Build supplier relationship through interaction and dealings.
- Identifying of lines for promotions & price setting in accordance with market pricing;
- Promotions to be loaded on the system before the promotion starts;
- Grow market share through interaction with customers, community suppliers and trading partners;
- Look at the area demographics and LSM groups that you do direct marketing too. (Know your customers.);
- Arranging of supplier activities on weekends e.g. Wet Demos.

**Daily Budgeting, Sales, Reports, and**
**Targets**:

- Ensure that daily sales budget is monitored very closely and achieved;
- Daily floor walks and Actioning
- set targets daily, weekly and monthly.
- Follow up daily and increase store standards;
- Monitor customer buying
- buying card customers & customers “open to buy’s” in terms of available credit facilities

**People Management**:

- Ensure that all staff understands what is expected from them;
- Lead by example and Motivate staff daily;
- Comply with current basic conditions of employment;
- Practice goal setting in every area of the business and review monthly;
- Ensure compliance to all HR policies and procedures;
- Train staff adequately in every area of the business;
- Measure Productivity: Review staff structure monthly and monitor sales by staff member.

**Finance Control**:

- Ensure accuracy of rebate & other income on monthly income statement;
- Ensure all payments are signed off by the appropriate personnel before making any payment. - Within “Limits of Authority”;
- GP's must be checked the same day as the GRV
- All purchase orders to be signed by the supplier representatives
- Ensuring that the Expenditure under your control is within the required expenditure as budgeted and or amended from time to time.

**Systems and Procedures**:

- Comp

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