Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Establish and maintain contact with suppliers
- Negotiate prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements with suppliers
- Provide customer service
- Review requirements of establishment and determine quantity and type of merchandise to purchase
- Select and purchase merchandise for resale
- Study market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials and visit trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events
- Supervise work of other buyers
- Visit trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events
- Project management
- Plan and direct market research studies
- Apply quality control procedure
- Consult with suppliers
- Determine strategic planning related to new product lines
Experience and specialization
Industrial processes and products experience
- Quality assurance and control
Area of work experience
- Basic research
Area of specialization
- E-commerce
- Product
- Market research
Specialization/experience (business sales and services)
- Buying
- Merchandise needs analysis
- Market analysis
- Product selection
- Negotiation
- Distribution
- Pricing
- Product development
Additional information
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Analytical
- Collaborative
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Parking available
