Buyers Assistant Needed At Totalsports TSP Apparel

Key Responsibilities:

• Administratively supporting all aspects of the buying process.
• Ensuring timeous placement of orders onto the purchasing system.
• Manage samples shopped on International buying trips by taking pictures, tagging and organizing rails
• Manage samples from fit stage to marketing handover stage
• Maintaining all images loaded on buyplan against PO numbers
• Follow up on orders on a weekly basis to confirm DC bookings and deliveries
• Order amendments on PMM and Buyplan
• Sample Room management
• Following up on marketed styles to ensure products launch on correct dates as agreed to
• Updating Marketing handover documents with information pulled off relevant systems
• Building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
• All preparations prior to presentations and meetings (booking rooms, printing documents ect.)
• Take minutes during meetings
• Ordering tickets on ITL website
• General office administration and ad hoc duties as required by the department.
• Preparing for Sample sales
• General office administration and ad hoc duties as required by the department.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Have a minimum of a Matric Qualification
• Have a working knowledge of Ms Word, Excel and Power Point (ODBMS would be advantageous)
• Previous experience as a Buyer’s Assistant is required

Skills: 

• Be highly organised, numerate, and have exceptional co-ordination ability
• Have the ability to multi-task and be flexible
• Excel in a pressurised environment
• Have a problem-solving approach to work
• Able to work with a large workload and remain efficient
• Must be able to work with a team
• Must possess a positive attitude

Behaviours: 

• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain working relationships incl. being helpful and assisting where necessary in the department.
• Show initiative, be proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated
• Have high energy levels
• Must be able to work with a team
• Must possess a positive attitude

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.