Junior Buyer

• Exceptional communication and people skills – must have the “raw materials” and “attitude” to become negotiator/dealmaker.
• Analytical/quantitative ability – must have had mathematics up to grade 12, preferably higher grade/standard.
• Must be able to grasp and learn “retail math” concepts like stock turn rates, gross margin returns on inventory investment, forecasting, etc
• Ambitious – must be willing to work hard to become part of senior position /leadership in 3-5 years à someone that can grow with the company.

·        Personal accountability and commitment

·        A positive “can-do” attitude

·        Excellent problem-solving skills.

·        Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure.

·        Able to accept responsibility and be accountable for work standards.

·        Outcomes-orientated, not simply task-orientated

.         Excel skills – nice to have but person must be prepared and willing to learn to become an advanced user of excel —must                be able to learn/understand the more advanced formulas such as pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIFs, etc

.          Language skills

• •  English –excellent written skills
  •  Afrikaans – conversation level