Ecommerce Buying Administrator

Job Description

Who we are
Yuppiechef is South Africa's premier kitchen and homeware store. Based in Westlake, Cape Town with retail stores in major cities, we see ourselves as helping people find more moments of joy in their homes — through products that make daily life more comfortable, more innovative and more beautiful. And we do it through our omnichannel shopping experience, providing our world-class service to our customers both in our stores and online.
High quality product content on our website is a key component of creating a seamless shopping experience for our customers — helping them make more informed decisions and inspiring them with well-written copy, accurate specs and beautiful visuals.

Qualifications

• Required: Relevant work experience in an office environment
• Any administrative, retail or merchandising tertiary qualification

Key Responsibilities

Taking direction from our Merchandising Manager, you’ll spend the bulk of your time sourcing the relevant information from our suppliers to list a new product which meets Yuppiechef's high standards.

You will work between our category buyers & Web teams by facilitating our in-depth Product Listing process, by interacting with Suppliers in sourcing all relevant info to allow a product to ‘go live’ on our sales platforms. You will also assist the buyers with admin-related tasks to improve team capacity.

This is a role that requires a keen eye for detail and accuracy. Obsessing about obtaining the perfect info will be key in making sure you are successful in this role.

Requirements

• Experience in supplier relationships
• Experience in working with branded suppliers
• You have worked in FMCG, appliances, branded goods or food division of a large retailer
• At least one year working in an eCommerce retail environment or in a similar role
• Extremely organised and able to multitask (you will be managing over 400 listings at times)

Skills

• Technical skills:
  • Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Personal skills:
  • Excellent verbal and written skills (English)
  • An ability to manage your own time and deliverables
  • Excellent team player

Personality

• Accurate
• Efficient
• Professional
• Observant
• Disciplined
• Calm and confident
• Positive and enthusiastic
• Passionate about all things Kitchen & Homeware related

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