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Shoprite: Buyers Assistant Vacancies in Cape Town

Full Time

Website Shoprite

The Shoprite Group is the largest retailer in Africa, known for its iconic supermarket brands Shoprite, Checkers and Usave. Starting with just eight stores and 400 employees in 1979, our business is now the continent’s industry leader by market capitalisation, sales, profit, and number of employees and customers. The Group’s core business is food retailing, complemented by value-added retail services and offering across a range of industries including technology, financial, pharmaceutical, furniture, telecommunication as well as ticketing businesses.

Medirite’s Healthcare department is seeking a retail-oriented Buyers Assistant. Key responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting the Buyer by accurately entering and managing buying-related data in the system.
  • Addressing and resolving queries from customers, suppliers, and stores regarding captured data.
  • Providing general administrative assistance to ensure smooth operations for the Buyer.
Job Category Administrative
Job Objectives
  • Filing of documents/information.
  • Capturing of data accurately and timeously.
  • Requesting supplier and store performance reports from systems as requested by Buyers.
  • Resolving store queries (via e-mail and telephonic) professionally and accurately.
  • Providing a secretarial service to Buyers.
Qualifications Essential

  • Grade 12
Experience Essential

  • 1+ year related retail/commerce experience.

Desirable

  • Office administration or data-capturing experience.
Knowledge and Skills
  • Strong administrative skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Effective communication skills
  • Good telephone etiquette
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Competency in MS Office packages, particularly excel
  • Exposure to SAP Buying / Retail

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