Description:
An opportunity has become available for an Admin Assistant within our Outdoor Equipment Department.
The key role of the Buyers assistant is to assist Buyers and Planners with day to day product and planning administration.
Key Responsibilities include:
Order Management:
- Loading and amending of orders.
- Sending orders to suppliers.
- Managing timeous order handover and deliveries from international and local suppliers
- Update buying administrative documentation.
- Maintaining and updating excel sheets.
- Adding, maintaining, and updating product details on various systems.
Sample Management :
- Manage the sending and receiving of parcels to suppliers.
- Manage the sample room; ensure samples are housed in an organised, manner
- Manage any stock between Head Office and Distribution centre
- Manage the Buyers warehouse stock-take
Sample sale preparation:
- Assistant in prepping samples for sample sale
- Sending of left-over samples to outlet stores and charity after sample sale
- Pull necessary reports to manage sample movement for sample sale
Mark-downs and price adjustments:
- Action mark-downs and price adjustments as advised by planning team
- Forward markdowns and price adjustments communications to stores
Bar-code approval process:
- Approve bar-codes received electronically (lay-out and information)
- Test and approve bar-codes sent from suppliers and send communication to suppliers
Filing system management:
- Manage and maintain clear and concise filing systems in the merchandise department
Work Experience required:
- Administrative experience required
- Candidates with 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role will be given preference.
Formal Qualifications required:
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Relevant tertiary degree (advantageous)
Job Related Knowledge:
- Microsoft office proficiency (word, excel, PowerPoint and outlook)
Job Related skills:
- Verbal and written communication
- Analytical thinking
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Strong administrative
Own reliable transport.
Key Competencies
- Self –Leadership
- Team collaboration and passion
- High energy and drive
- Proven planning and time management skills
- Proactivity
Please note: The Cape Union Mart Group is committed to transformation. Appointments and promotions will be made based on candidates who best meet the requirements for the position. Preference will be given to candidates who will enhance the diversity of the team, aligned to our Employment Equity plan.
Requirements:
- Loading and amending of orders.
- Sending orders to suppliers.
- Managing timeous order handover and deliveries from international and local suppliers
- Update buying administrative documentation.
- Maintaining and updating excel sheets.
- Adding, maintaining, and updating product details on various systems.
- Manage the sending and receiving of parcels to suppliers.
- Manage the sample room; ensure samples are housed in an organised, manner
- Manage any stock between Head Office and Distribution centre
- Manage the Buyers warehouse stock-take
- Assistant in prepping samples for sample sale
- Sending of left-over samples to outlet stores and charity after sample sale
- Pull necessary reports to manage sample movement for sample sale
- Action mark-downs and price adjustments as advised by planning team
- Forward markdowns and price adjustments communications to stores
- Approve bar-codes received electronically (lay-out and information)
- Test and approve bar-codes sent from suppliers and send communication to suppliers
- Manage and maintain clear and concise filing systems in the merchandise department
- Administrative experience required
- Candidates with 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role will be given preference.
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Relevant tertiary degree (advantageous)
- Microsoft office proficiency (word, excel, PowerPoint and outlook)
- Verbal and written communication
- Analytical thinking
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Strong administrative
- Self –Leadership
- Team collaboration and passion
- High energy and drive
- Proven planning and time management skills
- Proactivity