Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Replenishment order procedure
- Print Re-Order report per supplier
- Evaluate stock requirement and suggest order quantity
- Capture individual purchase orders on Hotkey
- Create individual Excel purchase orders from Hotkey export
- Communicate orders to China
- Summarise price variations
- Update purchase orders with approved price changes
- Update PO shipping dates per SKU
- Update Product Master with approved price changes
- Create online/ shipping file and complete front sheet
Shipping
- Generate clearing instruction on receipt of shipping documentation and send clearing instruction to freight forwarding partner with relevant paperwork
- Update shipping files with shipment and arrival dates
- Update weekly shipping status received from SBT and evaluate Bi- weekly report
- Maintain shipping file- Original B/L/telex release
GRN and Data Sheets
- Prepare Packing List for container unloading
- Update product master with volumes
- Update data sheets on Hotkey for new items
- Run exception report and update Hotkey
- System data integrity in capturing and maintaining new products on system, updating product specs and details when necessary
- Assistance with General low stock holding reports.
New Product Development
Form part of the cross-function new product development team and lead new product development work stream from a technical / procurement function. This includes both development of new ranges, or refinement of existing products / ranges in the business from idea inception to OTIF delivery of product.
- Market analysis of existing ranges or new opportunities (product / price)
- Specking products and briefing the team in China
- Quotation chasing and compilation for review by the team
- RTS quotations; compare quotes, quality vs price etc.
- Sourcing and cataloguing samples
- Order preparation and communication with China
- PO tracker
- Manufacture and Shipping timing tracking
- Conduct innovation projects or clearly defined sections of the project with minimal supervision by Procurement Manager and lead/participate in various cross-functional teams.
- Uncover consumer insights and opportunities within the market and scope into the business and innovation roadmap.
- Implement innovations in the marketplace and monitor performance.
System Data Integrity: Capture and maintain new products on Hotkey
Update product spec and detail as and when available
Update data sheets
Project based tasks
- Compile a product range in collaboration with the PD team.
- Conduct market research, visit stores, and analyse sales data.
- Contact various suppliers for quotations and catalogues.
- Review the catalogues and quotes to create a shortlist.
- Share findings with the NPD team to develop the range and arrange samples for quality control checks.
- Evaluate the samples and sales data, then present the findings to the NPD team to finalize the offering.
- Create toy catalogues for trade show
- General assistance in Trade show: Arrange product samples; catalogues, product info sheets, setting up display/ display layout etc.
Product Quality Control
- Oversea the QC process on the receipt of all running lines
- QC on all samples and potential new items
- Stock age maintenance
- Skynamo QC feedback report
- Handling consumer complaints, conducting/arranging QC checks as needed when a complaint is filed, communicating with consumers, and coordinating with the Sales/Ops team to collect or replace faulty items.
Brand Development:
- Assist and where necessary in the execution of brand marketing plans within the new product development team.
- Support the team in unlocking brand and in-market challenges including monitoring of brand performance on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Identify product / promotion / customer opportunities and work with cross-functional teams to execute in conjunction with Senior Management.
- Working with SILO and Graphics Team as part of a project
Key Accounts Assistance:
- Assisting the Key Account Executive with translation of brand and category strategies into actionable customer plans.
- Assisting with the development and roll-out of planned Back to School orders for key customers.
General:
- Assistance with regional tradeshows as and when necessary.
- Assist in maintaining product show room / sample room
- Product listings: Upload new products on supplier portals (PnP; Spar)
- Maintain supplier Portals SOH
- Assist Key accounts with product info when needed
Job Type: Full-time
Ability to commute/relocate:
- La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person