Buyers Assistant - NZ

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Buyers Assistant - NZ. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Vibrant, fast-paced & fun workplace culture.
• Love your job, with a company built on family values.
• Great staff benefits for Pet Lovers.

About PETstock:

At PETstock, we aim to help pets inspire every person, every family, every day. We’re a global pet care retailer with more than 150 sites across Australia and New Zealand. We cater for a pet’s every need by providing a huge range of animal care products, food and services like pet grooming and training, as well as in-house veterinary hospitals.

PETstock is passionate about making a difference for pets in need by raising money and awareness through our in-house charity foundation, PETstock Assist. Over 50% of our team donate to PETstock Assist and, as a team member, you’ll have the opportunity to further support the cause through in-store adoption drives, animal shelter food donations, fundraising events and in-store customer donations.

PETstock people are animal lovers who know customer service is more than just sales. We want our team to know their customers’ names, their pets’ names and to remember to ask Tess how Georgia’s ballet concert went or if Darcy won his footy game on the weekend. We look for people who are personable, can create fun within their workplace and want to see their store succeed.

Recognised in numerous Employer of Choice award programs, PETstock treats its team members like part of the family. Our team are empowered and supported to grow themselves to be the best they can be. You won’t be treated as a number and you will be given lots of opportunities to grow both professionally and personally.

Check it out for yourself what it’s like to work at PETstock by visiting our PETstock People Instagram page or LinkedIn page.

About the Role:

We have an excellent opportunity available within our Merchandise team for a Buyers Assistant.  We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic individual with a hands-on, proactive approach who has exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.  

The role is diverse and demands a person who enjoys a wide variety of responsibility.  The Buyers Assistant role offers variety and challenge with scope to develop your business skills and product knowledge to broaden your career path.

Some key responsibilities for the role will include –

• Liaise with Suppliers to deliver departmental outcomes;
• Co-ordination and administration of promotional submissions;
• Management of catalogue programs;
• Preparing analysis work for category reviews;
• Setting up new products and product maintenance
• Updating databases and spreadsheets
• Distributing communications to stores
• As required, conduct competition check analysis on applicable products / categories and maintenance of price sensitive lines;
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business;

To be successful in this role you must:

• The ability to work to deadlines and a proactive approach to addressing potential issues;
• A proven ability to multi-task and prioritise matters;
• Excellent time and resource management skills;
• Sound analytical ability;
• Strong PC skills – intermediate MS Office skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Exceptional attention to detail;
• A confident, polished and enthusiastic approach to work;
• An ability to liaise confidently with internal and external stakeholders;

Ideally the right candidate will have had experience in either a buying team, retail or administration and have completed studies. This is a fast paced working environment within a small dynamic team and as such the successful candidate will be the one who likes to be busy and excels when under pressure.

Being part of our PETstock family means you also gain:

• Fantastic inner city location in Ponsonby
• Generous team discounts for you and your family (your pets too!).
• A product you can be passionate about
• Your place within a vibrant company built on family values
• Access to PETstock’s #petspiration health and wellbeing program which is focussed on supporting you to be physically and mentally fit for the future.
• Make a difference in the lives of pets and their families by contributing to PETstock inhouse charity foundation.

How to apply: 

If you think you have the necessary skills to excel in this role please forward your application and resume explaining your relevant experience by clicking the APPLY NOW button.