MSS Clerk / Retail Systems Clerk

SUMMARY:
Our client seeks an experienced MSS Clerk to maintain accurate product, costing, pricing, stock and promotional information across its retail systems.

This is a data-intensive role requiring strong SIGMA experience, excellent attention to detail and a sound understanding of retail product costing, selling prices and gross profit. The successful candidate must be comfortable processing high volumes of information, investigating discrepancies and supporting stores with system-related queries.

POSITION INFO:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric.
• Minimum 3 years’ retail systems experience.
• Experience working on SIGMA is essential.
• MSS experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of product costing, selling prices, promotions, stock and gross profit.
• Experience processing and validating high volumes of retail data.

• Analytical and detail-orientated.
• Accurate and accountable.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong numerical and administrative ability.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently while contributing to a team.

• Maintain product costs on SIGMA according to supplier invoices and returns.
• Import distribution centre and supplier electronic invoices.
• Maintain product costs and release updates to stores.
• Import store sales files into MSS.
• Create and maintain products, departments and sub-departments on SIGMA.
• Create and manage promotions as required.
• Maintain consistent selling prices and support the achievement of gross-profit targets.
• Monitor theoretical versus actual cost variances and investigate discrepancies.
• Review products reflecting negative gross profit or stock-on-hand balances.
• Ensure products are allocated to the correct departments and carry valid EAN codes.
• Process GRVs and store claims as required.
• Maintain costing and selling information for new products.
• Schedule and report on monthly hazard counts.
• Produce daily gross-profit monitoring reports.
• Support stores and management with MSS queries, data checks and general system administration.