Junior Buyer

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Yebo Fresh Full time

**Role Description - Junior Buyer**

**Based in JHB**

Yebo Fresh is looking for an experienced senior buyer to increase the company’s sourcing capabilities. This is a job for someone with strong negotiating skills, elaborate buying experience in the food space, ideally for FMCGs and/or grocery retailers, and someone eager to join the leadership team of a fast moving, young company

**Responsibilities**:

- Developing an effective and accurate system for monitoring purchase orders
- Delivering a weekly purchase order report to Management that indicates the invoice number for all closed orders
- Working within the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders and report any back ordered or missing products
- Assisting the Operations with maintaining inventory levels and materials on a regular basis
- Effectively communicating with the management team to ensure all orders are accurate
- Research, select and purchase quality products and materials.
- Build relationships with suppliers and negotiate with them for the best pricing.
- Process requisitions and update management on status of orders.
- Update inventory and ensure that stock levels are kept at appropriate levels.
- Arrange transport of goods and track orders to ensure timely delivery.
- Assess quality of stock received and escalate any discrepancies to suppliers and management.
- Ability to travel.

**Requirements**:

- Strong interpersonal skills to work with team members, clients and suppliers
- Negotiation skills to work with suppliers and make better deals for the company
- An understanding of purchase order software platforms
- Good attention to detail to ensure all purchase orders are accurate
- Excellent Excel skills
- Ability to work with a team
- Math skills to make sure all calculations are correct and avoid any unforeseen losses for the company
- IT skills to troubleshoot essential computer programs

Every employee is accountable to the Yebo Fresh ways of working. These include (but are not limited to):

- _We care_ - for the customer, for each other, for our partners, for society
- _We give 100%_ - showing up on time, being present, commitment to the success of the business, going the extra mile
- _We get better every day - _we keep improving and growing in everything we do
- _We make opportunities _- we are entrepreneurs, we understand the market and our customers, we solve problems.

**Contract Type**:Permanent Employment Contract after a 3 months fixed term contract.

**Reporting to**:Head of Operations

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: R14,000.00 - R16,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)


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