Import Merchandise Coordinator

**About us**

OneDayOnly holds the esteemed title of being South Africa's original daily deals website. Excellent discounts, limited supply and deals that are on sale for one day onlythat's where we got the name. Shocker. Big brands, key suppliers and a little bit of OneDayOnly's special stuff comes together to make as many people as possible feel like a big deal. That's the draw card for more than a million potential customers who receive our daily mailer or visit our website and social media. No big deal.

We'll sell anything - if the price and quality are right - and that's exactly what makes us so appealing to both buyer and seller. Couple this with the urgency of the deal and it creates a winning formula for a high number of sales in a very short space of time.

**About you**

You're a jack-of-all-trades with an entrepreneurial mindset, looking for a new challenge in an eCommerce environment. You'll be charged with helping to lead the creation of an in-house label, securing reliable sources of quality goods from foreign suppliers, negotiating pricing, payment terms, product quality, packaging and delivery cycles to meet the needs of OneDayOnly.

**What you'll love**

Apart from the opportunity to source new and exciting products and to travel for work, you'll also love the people who work here - Seriously, they're cool - and the thrill of finding the next big deal for OneDayOnly.

**Salary**

Based on experience.

**Responsibilities include**:
Overall you'll be responsible for every aspect of the import business including:

- Full responsibility for a specific logistics process.
- Acting as the first point of contact and problem resolution for supplier issues and concerns regarding service level agreements.
- Recommending potential new, foreign suppliers/manufacturers to the Head of Sales.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with prospective suppliers by discussing prices, product quality, and delivery cycles.
- Verifying business and financial references of prospective suppliers.
- Coordination of trial orders with new suppliers.
- Coordination and expediting of the import process as required.
- Overseeing delivery dates, quality of production and sufficiency of products.
- Negotiating terms of payments with suppliers.
- Identification and implementation of preferred payment methods.
- Maintaining knowledge of current affairs and external factors that could affect the availability of goods and pricing; examples include applicable import regulations, taxes, tariffs, and political and economic situations in the countries of origin.
- Assessing foreign suppliers of goods, analysing performance and satisfaction in terms of pricing, supply, delivery, and quality.
- Delivering the product on time in full (OTIF) and in sequence to the business' requirements.
- Sales analytics and reporting.
- Collaborating with the sales team to identify new, and sometimes non-traditional opportunities to source.
- Serving as the main product sourcing coordinator between OneDayOnly and suppliers to identify and review new, beneficial opportunities.
- Researching commodities markets and sources/cultivating a list of suppliers - Then, negotiating and executing Supply Agreements, and maintaining effective business relationships with key suppliers.
- Quality assurance on packaging and products.
- Sample management.

**Requirements, skills, and qualifications**
- A Logistics qualification.
- Experience dealing with China.
- At least three years of purchasing experience, which includes trading and purchasing in foreign countries required.
- Prior experience in traveling to China, and meeting with factories and agents is advantageous.
- Good negotiating and technical skills.
- Highly organised and administratively strong.
- Prior experience at the top import international fairs/trade shows to cultivate new business opportunities and find new manufacturers (eg Canton Fair, Ambiente etc).
- Microsoft Office skills and advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills are required.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal).
- Excellent project management skills.
- Good understanding of branding and packaging.
- Strong analytical, organisational, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
- Good understanding of the planning and the logistics process relating to products.
- Great at multitasking.
- Strong time management & prioritisation skills.
- Self-starter/Driven/Highly motivated/Entrepreneurial.
- High energy levels and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.