Remote Buying Assistant

Summary

The job is for a Buying Assistant at an Australian discount variety store chain, who will provide operational support to the Buyer for the Merchandise Buying Confectionary team. Responsibilities include Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) compliance, buying support, sample administration and promotional activity, and management of stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate should have experience using MS Office suite, be highly proficient in SAP, have strong analytical skills, effective vendor management skills, strong organization skills, customer service orientation, and the ability to multi-task and operate independently.

Requirements

• Experience in using MS Office suite; intermediate Excel skills, word, PowerPoint, etc
• Highly proficient in SAP
• Strong analytical skills to create data-driven decisions
• Ability to communicate well and build relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Effective vendor management skills
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Customer service orientated
• Results focussed with a high degree of resilience and perseverance
• Acts with urgency to resolve issues impacting service or sales
• Proven ability to multi-task and operate independently

Responsibilities

• Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Compliance
• Buying Support
• Sample Administration and Promotional Activity
• Management of Stakeholder Relationships

Benefits

• Permanent work-from-home set-up
• Dayshift (Australian business hours)
• Full-time job
• HMO
• Paid leave
• Christmas Bonus equivalent to 1 month's wage (pro-rata)