Job Description

Overview:

• Importer and distributor of personal care, high end electronic and high technology led products, is seeking a graduate with one to two years of experience in the FMCG, retail or wholesale sectors to join their expanding team.

Purpose of the job:

• Provide sales and office support services by implementing administrative systems, procedures and policies, and monitoring administrative projects

Administrative:

• Liaise between Sales, Orders and customers.
• Assist in the preparation of pricing change sheets to be sent to customers, ensuring that pricing changes are accurately effected.
• Print and prepare billings for final sign-off and file once signed.
• Provide liaison between chain stores, sales representatives, orders and Operations for collections, POS and service delivery issues.
• Liaise with Marketing on smaller tasks to be carried out.
• Process and compile incoming weekly sell-through reports in order to accurately monitor progress in chains.
• Setting up and processing of listing forms for new products being listed with each chain. Ensure that names and barcodes are accurately updated as they change.
• General administrative tasks.
• Monitor competitive environment to determine sales trends and pricing

Essential:

• Time management.
• Coordination.
• Active listening.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Active learning.
• Critical thinking.
• Complex problem solving.
• Reading comprehension.
• Reside in Northern Suburbs

Knowledge essential:

• Computers and Electronics - MS Office applications especially Excel.
• English language - knowledge of the structure and content of the language, including the meaning and spelling of words, grammar, rules of composition.

Desirable:

• Experience in dealing with buyers, planners and stores.
• Social perceptiveness - being aware of reactions and understanding why people react as they do.

Rory Mackie & Associates