- Grade 12 (essential)
- Business Diploma or Degree (desirable)
- At least 5 Years Experience as a Buyer in food retail
- Working knowledge of Buying systems
Regional Retail Manager - Westonaria, South Africa - StaffAtAClick (Pty) Ltd
Description
Product range and line determination
• 1st to market
• Price competitiveness
• Comprehensive coverage of categories
• Strategy and brand logic applied
• Good understanding of categories
• Range rationalization
• Effective administration maintained (complete & up-do-date)
Product pricing (cost and selling prices)
• Competitive / cheapest
• Pricing objectives based on knowledge of market prices / current trends / market leaders
• Effective utilization of negotiating skills to achieve pricing objectives
• Demonstrates personal drive to obtain best cost price
• Effective administration maintained (complete & up-do-date)
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information
Advertising and promotions
• Line selection
• Price points
• Competitor pricing
• Stock availability at suppliers
• Timeous supply of information to marketing coordinator
• Effective administration maintained (complete & up-do-date)
Manage buyer assistants
• Allocates work and sets priorities
• Monitors progress and quality
• Resolves escalated issues / Provides support
• Develops – create learning opportunities / delegates tasks / expand role / coaches
• Provides regular performance feedback
• Assist Senior Buyer in selection of buyer assistant
Resolve stock level issues in stores
• Reaction time to resolve
• Awareness of price movements to advise DC pro-actively
• Awareness of shortages to pro-actively avoid store shortages
• Effective administration maintained (complete & up-do-date)
Merchandising layout determination
• Practical
• Reflects understanding of shopper patterns
• Timeous communication with Division
• Effective administration maintained (complete & up-do-date)
Role Requirements:
At least 5 Years Management Experience in a similar role