Junior Buyer

Teamworx are recruiting Junior Buyer for our clients Head office based Dublin South. The key objective of the Junior Buyer will be to support the Senior Buyer role with development & implementation of the short and long term buying strategies. The candidate must demonstrate ability to work on their own initiative and be flexible with regards the fast paced nature of electrical retail trade.

On offer

• Competitive Salary
  
• Mentoring, Training and development
  

The Candidate

• 3^rd level qualification preferential
  
• 2 years + in a buying admin/ exec role or similar
  
• Must demonstrate excellent excel & MS office skills- this will be tested at interview stage
  
• Excellent organisational skills
  
• Keen interest in retail (sector preferential) & career progression within retail buying
  

The Role

• Point of contact for all branch query escalations incl. sign off for daily content for internal branch comms
  
• Analyse run rates for stock purchase planning and raising of monthly PO s in line with monthly stock budget
  
• Manage the replenishment (min/max) process for products and ensure stock holding is in line with budget, as set
  
• Management of Finance App & promotional income fund from suppliers, including set up of all SOA s on system and processing of claim backs and providing updates to Finance
  
• Management of returns, allowances and rebates
  
• Manage a number of small suppliers. This will increase in line with development in the role.
  
• Maintain pricing policy and monitor competitor activity for weekly communication to Senior Buyer
  
• Forge and maintain positive supplier/ store relationships
  
• Help identify new trends & opportunities for new categories & products
  
• Coordinate receipt of information required for web content and training and facilitation of same
  
• Support the future roll out of category management principles through quarterly range planning with the Senior Buyer i.e. planogram development
  
• Support the Senior buyer with management of distressed stocks and DCL
  
• Monitor and report on key supplier performance monthly, sell in/ sell out v terms & YoY
  
• Build and maintain strong relationships with other departments within the business
  
• Attendance to weekly/ monthly purchasing team meetings
  
• Support the Senior Buyer with all other necessary reporting/ admin requirements
  
• To set and achieve annual budgets
  
• Manage monthly margin performance
  

For more details on this fantastic opportunity, contact Aoife or Denise on 045898037 or check out our website teamworx.ie