Buying Assistant l Retail l Marks

Responsibilities :

• To assist the Buyer in planning, selecting, developing, purchasing, pricing and distributing the range of merchandise in our stores.
• To order and ensure timely distribution of the merchandise range selected by and agreed with the Buyer.
• To collect and compile the necessary statistics which are necessary for the buying decision making process.
• To liaise with the Sales Managers Supervisors, Sales Associates to manage stock commitment and perform stock consolidation.
• To have a firm understanding of company merchandising policy, buying techniques employed and related operational procedures.
• To work closely with the selling floor teams and assist buyer in analyzing and identifying trends through sales and stock information and regular store visits.
• To understand and participate in all phases of planning, budgeting and administrative activities.
• To assist Buyer in answering queries from selling floor.
• To assist Buyer in daily routine eg. Daily recording of sales, weekly sales reports and monthly report on brands / product lines sales turnover.
• To provide inputs on how to improve business.
• Any such other duties which may be assigned by Buyer or Assistant General Manager, Merchandising from time to time.

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