Purchasing Assistant Trainee Job Responsibilities:

• Branch stock replenishment via analysis and placement of daily purchase orders.

• Maintaining and updating of branch stock levels to ensure they are as relevant as possible.

• Working closely with supervisor to ensure their requirements are fulfilled and any stock issues are resolved quickly.

• Maintaining open lines of communication and good relationships between branches and the purchasing department.

• Coding of new items, updating of prices post price increases and the setup of job-specific contracts for branches.

• Fulfilment of branch requests – sourcing of products/routes to market/completing any purchase order requests.

• Ensuring buying direction is followed, both within the purchasing department and at branch level.

• Invoice query resolution.

• Assist with data analysis – Overstocks/slow moving items/fast moving items.

• General administrative support – filing/data entry where required.

• Work with the other members of the purchasing team to identify possible process improvements and efficiency gains.

Purchasing Assistant Trainee Requirements:

Candidates should also possess:

• 2 Passport Size Photos

• 2 Recommendation Letters

• Valid ID, NIS, TRN

• Bank account with either NCB or Scotia Bank

• Certificates/Qualifications

• Birth Certificate

• Police Record

• Valid Food Handler's Permit