Job Title: Assistant Buyer
Industry: Retail
Location: Ikeja, Lagos State
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Responsibilities:
- Evaluates and suggests new products and ranges (local and private label) that fit to the needs and requirements of the Assortment policy of the company.
- Recommends clearance sales and varying delivery schedules to help control stock levels.
- Follows up on the service level (SL) of the suppliers and encourages suppliers to comply with the agreed procedures.
- Monitors daily out of stock information as well as information on price changes.
- Develop and maintain a supplier database to strengthen the Purchasing and Supply Chain process.
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts
- Co-ordinating and collating supplier samples and brochures for new product listing.
Qualifications and Skills:
- HND/BSC in any business-related course
- 1 – 3 years’ experience as a Buyer or assistant Buyer
- Eager to discover the possibilities of the suppliers’ market
- Commercial-administrative and negotiation skills
- Excellent attention to details
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Understands (local) customer tastes, behaviors and the effect on sales
- Excellent usage of Microsoft
Application and ERP Systems.Interested candidates should send their CV’s to careers@jaranigeria.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.