BUYER / ASSISTANT BUYER - Generous Compensation

JOB DESCRIPTION
Source, Select & Coordinate Product Buy         
• To attend all buy trips when required        
• Logging Product during buy        
• Place & Coordinate Order        
• To Manage POs and follow shipment status        
• Prepare Report on Buy for upload to POS System (eg product details, profit margin, pricing, quantity)        
• Distribution of Product (determining which product and quantity to be sent to stores)

Correspond with Supplier         
• Initial Buy        
• Price Negotiation        
• Quality Check        
• Build, Maintain & Manage supplier relationship        
• Product follow Up        
• Delivery (on-time; follow up)        
• Payment Correspondent        
• Re-order - To instruct special order/replenishment where required.
 
Correspond with Forwarder         
• Check on Cargo and Delivery        
• Ensuring products are delivered on time and address invoice issues        
Administration, Sales Target and Reporting         
• Prepare reports and updates and when required        
• Support purchasing needs        
• Communicate any supply problems which may impact business operations        
• Annual Sales Target - to analyze Annual Sales Target and how to achieve it        
• Reporting and Analysis        
• Generate and analyze Weekly/Monthly Sales Reporting        
• Generate and analyze Category Sales Reporting        
• Generate and analyze Sell-Through & Profit Reporting        
• Other Reports and Updates when required        
• Generate and Check Stock & Group Stock Balances        
• Sales Plan - Monthly and Annual update and proposal to management for areas for improvement         
(Eg Sales/Inventory Management, Product/Price/Inventory issues which needed to be resolved)        
• Replenishment & Auditing        
• Assistance and Analysis of Replenishment from Shop Level to Restocking        
• Support on a shop level (Visitation and Auditing) making sure all products are stocked as necessary        
• To periodically visit shops for ensure Product display is in place        
• To coordinate consolidation of stocks as and when required        
• Merchandising of Product        
• To help, plan, schedule and guide merchandising of product on a new stores        
• To help, plan, schedule and guide merchandising of product for a new category of product or series of product launch        
• To consult on product use during merchandising (eg to give visual guide on how to use product for Shop Product Description Signage)        
• To assist in sourcing for display materials/props for product launch when required        
• Any other ad-hoc task assigned.        

Requirements:        
● Candidate must possess at least a Professional Certificate, Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma,        
Bachelor’s Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree or equivalent. 
● 2 - 5 years buying experience in a related field       
● Buying experience such as Fashion, Beauty & Toys will be added advantage   
● Strong problem-solving skills.       
● Possess own transport and willing to travel.       
● Willing to work extra hours and on public holidays.       
● Must be self-motivated, independent, proactive, good interpersonal skill, able to multitask and work under pressure.       
● Possess good communication skill, negotiation skill, updated with market trend, leadership, display and merchandising skill       
● MS Office, Open Office or Google Sheets, Docs & Slides,       
● Must speak and write Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia and English