Buyers Assistant

**Purpose of the Job**:
The purpose of the role is to assist the Buyer with effectively capturing buying related data on the buying system. Handling all captured data related queries from customers, suppliers, and stores. Performing general administration functions to assist the Buyer. The role works collaboratively with the buying team to ensure commercial targets are met and requires a highly organized, detail-oriented person with good energy and drive to deliver on expectations.

**Job Objectives**:
**Accountable for**:

- Capturing buying-related data on the system.
- Handling administrative and data queries from vendors, suppliers, DC’s, and sales team.
- Quality checking all information inputted and captured.
- Filing of documents/information.
- Capturing of data accurately and timeously.
- Requesting supplier and promotion performance reports from systems as requested by Buyers.
- Providing a secretarial service to Buyers.

**Qualifications**:
**Essential**
- Grade 12

**Experience**:
**Essential**
- 2+ years’ experience in a similar capacity or role, executing administrative functions and support related to the buying, ecommerce or planning process.

**Knowledge and Skills**:

- Strong administrative skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Effective communication skills
- Good telephone etiquette
- Exposure to SAP Buying / Retail
- Ability to work under pressure
- Proficiency with MS Office 365 with well-developed excel skills to prepare detailed spreadsheets using formulas