Johannesburg: Junior Buyer- 6 month temp contract

QUALIFICATIONS: Matric 12 or above essential Educated to degree level or equivalent – desirable EXPERIENCE: Buying experience – desirable A real passion for product, and a strong understanding of the retail market and landscapData entry and analysis REQUIRED ABILITIES AND APTITUDES: . JOB SPECIFICATION: Skills and Knowledge: Up to date knowledge and experience of current trends Strong Computer skills Excel, Word, PowerPoint Aptitude to learn new systems Ability to assimilate new information quicky and understand business issues. Ability to work under pressure and to deliver to a critical path. Strong interpersonal skills – wrtten and oral Ability to work Internationally, respectual and confident with cultural nuance Ability to work without close supervision The principal objective of the role is to support the delivery of compelling, and commercially relevant Inflight Retail, store, Pre – Order and Home Delivery ranges for contracted Client Airlines across the globe Main Responsibilities: Work closely with relevant internal and external stakeholders and colleagues to deliver the ranges, and all associated markting materials. Support the successful implementation of New Product Launches for our client airlines. Work with the Senior Buyer/Buyer to deliver budgeted sales and profitability Take on and run whole categories with help from the buyer. Establish positive commercial relationships with suppliers, and leverage strategically as appropriate and instucted by the buyer. Establish positive relationships with all Clients and deliver positive customer service To provide effective and efficient support to the buying team by ensuring that needed administrative tasks are undertaken accurately and to company time scales to drive sales performance and client satisfaction To collect and maintain accurate product & supplier data so that the business has the best data at all times Liaise closely with buyer and suppliers to ensure new products are set up accurately and inline with the critical pat To ensure that product, promotional and pricing control is in place and up to date at all times To liaise with buyer, suppliers and accounts to ensure all supplier invoice and cost price queries are dealt with efficiently Supplier set up including financial health checks, helping suppliers to complete forms, completing new supplier forms and checking accuracy. To complete additional ad-hoc administrative tasks regularly and accurately as required. Sample management. To represent the buying team to the rest of the business, ensuring speedy and accurate issue resolution Where applicable to support new colleagues in learning company systems