Gauteng: Buyer posted by Rad Resources

About the Role

The Buyer role at Rad Resources is a critical position that requires a highly skilled and experienced professional to manage our stationery product portfolios, drive profitability, and grow annual turnover and market share.

Key Responsibilities

• Efficiently and effectively manage the stationery product portfolios to ensure profitability is achieved whilst growing annual turnover and market share in line with business ambitions.
• Ensure all portfolios are competitively priced and continually look for new opportunities to grow the business.
• Administrative Management of the stationery Portfolio.
• Ensure product profitability and success.
• Prepare product launches for KAM and sales.
• Adherence with licensing requirements and meeting forecasts.
• Weekly and monthly sales report back to team.
• Creation and maintenance of order forms and price docs.
• Proofing and approval of product and packaging artwork.
• Preparation and distribution of studio briefs.
• Prepare and present annual line review with merch planner.
• Master Schedule.
• Set up annually, updated on a weekly basis, to ensure that the production / importing deadlines are met, and that we do not run late on certain processes.
• Sourcing of and liaison with product suppliers – local and overseas.
• Sourcing of new products to add to portfolio growth.
• Constant updates on suppliers in terms of pricing and product changes & updates.
• Frequent negotiation on price with import suppliers.
• Sample requests & updated product details and correct sample specs.
• Create import orders & liaise with suppliers to ensure all detail on the order is correct.
• Market analysis.
• Regular and ongoing SWOT.
• Identification of opportunities for growth, existing and new product.
• Regular trade visits to assess client product, positioning, price in the trade, as well as competitor activity and price, and opportunities that present themselves as a result of this.
• Pricing.
• Ongoing price exercises on new product ranges.
• Creation of customer quotes.
• Updating supplier prices DC’s, shipping rates, latest landed costs, and ROE’s.
• Ensure customer wholesale and retail prices are correct and up to date at the time of the price increase exercise.
• Completion of schedule in preparation for meeting with management to discuss and agree on increases.
• Cost of product management and corrective action where required.
• Trade Shows & Customer portfolio presentations.
• Manage presentation preparations, ensure all information correct for successful launch to buyers and key accounts.
• Participation in trade shows – SARCDA, Retail Trade shows.
• Product / design selection and layout planning.
• Ensuring stock is ready and sent, preparation of required documentation, (briefs / pricing/ order forms).
• Attendance at trade shows as determined by Management.

Requirements

• 2 years Marketing/Product management experience preferred
• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Attention to detail
• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Strong Communication skills
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Own reliable transport

Qualifications

No specific qualifications mentioned in the original job description.