Buying Assistant

Shoprite Group

Centurion, Gauteng

Full-time

Closing Date: 03 August 2026

Job Details
Closing Date
2026/08/03
Reference Number
SHO260724-1
Job Title Buying Assistant
Job Type Full Time
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Town or City Centurion
Purpose of the Job To assist the Buyer with:
Capturing buying related data on the buying system
Handling queries from vendors, suppliers and DC stores related to the captured data; and
General administration functions for Cash & Carry.
Job Advert Details
Job Category Retail
Job Objectives
People / Learning & Growth:

Contribute to team performance and team synergy by working effectively as a team member on all assignments
Cooperate with colleagues to proactively resolve buying issues and escalate to Buyer when required
Provide support and guidance to colleagues on buying issues for timeous resolution of problems
Financial:

Ensure correct cost is loaded on DC and direct supplier to enable Instore Buyer to order stock
Determine / extrapolate the correct pricing for different units of measure so that the correct pack size, cost and unit sale price on supplier vendor number are accurately loaded
Quality check cost and sales price loading after Buyers and Planners set up clusters (group per brand and store size / layout module), immediately correcting any errors identified (Ranging)
Ensure correct retail prices are loaded
DC and Store de/ranging:

Set flags on system to range/list products at store level (Preferred – SOS)
Liaise with Replenishers to ensure orders are placed and to relay Buyers’ delivery dates
Capture deranging and mark down timeously whenever (update ranging)
De/link items from DC after items have been discontinued from supplier/no longer viable for exports
General administration (reports, filing, record retention and samples):

Maintain up-to-date and accurate filing of invoices, costing documents, new article forms, and update documents per supplier
Generate reports for appropriate actioning and reviews by Buyer:
Item sales and stock
DC report (CPO exceptions 3601/387)
Item enquiries
Supplier reviews / supplier performance
Stock on-hand deranged
No movement
Expired stock
6 week stock on-hand
Loss report
Backorders older than one day
Scheduled appointments for suppler deliveries
Listing changes
Overlapping cost pricing d
Incomplete misalignment of data
Lookups

Qualifications
Essential • Grade 12

Experience Desirable

• Office administration / data capturing
  Knowledge and Skills Desirable
• Knowledge of Buying systems