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Buyers Assistant

Pick n Pay Stores LimitedZA

30+ days ago

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Job title : Buyers Assistant

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : September 29, 2025

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Assist the buyer in compiling and executing the category plans in line with the strategy, objectives and category group guidelines on format / margin and assortment strategies. Provide day to day administrative support to optimize the performance (i.e. sales and cash margins) of the categories by being customer focused.

Minimum Requirements

University degree

1-2 Years Retail experience

Proficiency in SAP and BW, MS Outlook and MS Word

Good Excel skills

 Competencies

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Good numerical reasoning

Organised, methodical and structured

Providing service excellence to internal and external customers

Ability to plan and co-ordinate a task / job realistically

Task commitment and goal directed

Attention to detail

Be able to work under pressure, sense of urgency

 Key Responsibilities

To be able to collate and pull adhoc statistical and exception reports on request

To analyse reports, investigate anomalies and take appropriate action

Prepare vendor take-on forms and check all supporting documents

To attend buyer’s negotiations with suppliers

Monitor and manage execution of buying contracts and SLA’s to the DC’s

To identify and verify PnP article data with external systems ensuring master data alignment

To review and communicate aged and exit stock reports for buyer

To be able to interact with relevant stakeholders on sales uplift information (indicator and stock management)

To be able to investigate all price queries for the buyer

To ensure all product life cycle activities are executed successfully

Monitor performance of newly listed products and inform buyer

Provide support to customer care teams

To generate and analyse exception reports to ensure rebate target achieved

Request creation of Article through the Electronic article take-on

Maintain emergency pricing.

Closing date : 27 September 2025

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