SHOPRITE GROUP IS HIRING A BUYERS ASSISTANT

Job Objectives

• Ensure correct cost is loaded on DC to enable the Planner to order stock.
• Determine / extrapolate the correct pricing for different units of measure so that the correct pack size,
• cost and unit sale price on supplier vendor number are accurately loaded.
• Quality check cost and sales price loading after Buyers and Planners set up clusters (group per brand
• and store size / layout module), immediately correcting any errors identified.

 

 

• Capture and load retail prices ensuring a high degree of accuracy and meticulousness.
• Timeously resolve store queries raised as incidents (e.g., DC mispicks, supplier barcode irregularities)
• and range / derange as appropriate.
• Facilitate and support Checkline with consumer queries, (e.g., stock availability and placing orders),
• arranging IBTs as required.

 

 

• Maintain accurate, timeous loading of newly listed products on SAP Buying as approved by the Buyer.
• Inform DC Planner of new products and provide them with ties and highs as provided by supplier listing
• form / master data.
• Set flags on system to range/list products at store level.
• Liaise with Replenishers to ensure orders are placed and to relay Buyers’ delivery dates.
• Timeously capture deranging and mark downs.

 

 

Qualifications  

• Grade 12 certificate – (essential)

 

 

Experience        

• +1 years’ experience in a similar capacity or role, executing administrative functions and support
• related to the buying or planning process – (essential).
• Exposure to a retail buying environment – (essential).

 

 

Knowledge and Skills   

• Proficiency with MS Office 365 with well-developed Excel skills to prepare detailed spreadsheets using
• formulas – (essential).
• Exposure to SAP Buying / Retail – (desired).

 

 

Policy

Our Group is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

 

 

Please take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.

 

 

If you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any personal information collected as part of your application will be destroyed, securely, in accordance with South African legislation.

Closing Date: 23 August 2024

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