ELECTRONICS BUYER (MUST HAVE A UNIVERSITY DEGREE) CAPE TOWN

SUMMARY:
Qualifications and experience: • Bachelor’s degree (Business Science/BCom/BSc) • Commercial postgraduate qualification (Honour's/Postgraduate Diploma) • 5+ years retail experience in e-commerce

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Develop a comprehensive strategy/plan to drive growth across the department in sales, brands, suppliers, and new product listings
• Source and prioritize new brands and suppliers according to this growth plan and in line with market trends and consumer demand
• Deliver against key financial and service level performance indicators within the department (sales, margin, listings availability, stock cover etc.)
• Manage and develop supplier relationships, negotiate, improve trading terms, and manage suppliers according to strict SLAs
• Develop a promotional program, source great deals, and manage site merchandising for the department
• Support the operations team in delivering a world-class customer experience – monitor department returns, support the customer service team on product queries and resolving any customer complaints
• Manage stock and availability (including replenishment orders, stock cover)
• Supporting performance improvement initiatives for the Retail team as a whole

 

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (Business Science/BCom/BSc)
• Commercial postgraduate qualification (Honour''s/Postgraduate Diploma)
• 5+ years retail experience in e-commerce
• Proven track record of negotiation and stakeholder management
• Ability to manage self and an assistant according to clear prioritization and structured planning
• Ability to build lasting supplier relationships and manage according to SLAs (existing industry networks a significant plus)
• Strong analytical ability, uses data to inform decisions, identify the root cause and resolve problems
• Entrepreneurial/commercial mindset
• Understanding of the key business drivers within online retail

 

If you are a match for this position, please REPLY with your CV (updated & detailed) and your current CTC salary per month to marie@------

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not hear back from us within 7 days please consider your application for this particular position unsuccessful.

 

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.

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