Buyers Assistant Vacancy at Shoprite — Exciting 2026 Role

Buyers Assistant Role at Shoprite

Join Shoprite as a Buyers Assistant, a pivotal role supporting the buying team in achieving strategic and commercial objectives through proficient execution of operational and administrative buying functions. This entry-level position requires strong organisational skills, keen attention to detail, and expertise in data management systems for accurate capturing of buying data, order placement, and processing of purchase orders and invoices.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure correct cost is loaded on the Distribution Centre (DC) to enable the Planner to order stock.
• Determine and extrapolate the correct pricing for different units of measure to ensure accurate pack size, cost, and unit sale price are loaded against the supplier vendor number.
• Perform quality checks on cost and sales price loading after Buyers and Planners have set up clusters (grouping by brand and store size/layout module), immediately correcting any identified errors.
• Capture and load retail prices with a high degree of accuracy and meticulousness.
• Timely resolution of store queries raised as incidents (e.g., DC mispicks, supplier barcode irregularities) and manage range/derange appropriately.
• Facilitate support to Checkline with consumer queries such as stock availability and order placements, arranging inter-branch transfers (IBTs) as needed.
• Maintain accurate and timely loading of newly listed products on SAP Buying as approved by the Buyer.
• Inform the DC Planner of new products and provide necessary information from the supplier listing form/master data.
• Set flags on the system to range/list products at the store level.
• Liaise with Replenishers to ensure orders are placed and relay Buyers’ delivery dates.
• Timely capture deranging and markdowns.
• De-link items from the DC after they have been discontinued from the supplier or are no longer viable for exports.
• Maintain an up-to-date and accurate filing system for invoices, costing documents, and new article forms, updating documents per supplier.
• Generate comprehensive reports for appropriate action and reviews by the Buyer.
• Monitor and track progress and performance against KPIs, proactively resolving issues or escalating to the Buyer as necessary.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential: Grade 12 certificate.
• Essential: +1 years’ experience in a similar capacity or role, executing administrative functions and support related to the buying or planning process.
• Essential: Exposure to a retail buying environment.
• Essential: Proficiency with MS Office 365 with well-developed Excel skills to prepare detailed spreadsheets using formulas.
• Desired: Exposure to SAP Buying/Retail.

Application Details

To take the next step in your career and join the dedicated team at Shoprite, apply for the Buyers Assistant position before the closing date of 15 November 2026. The reference number for this position is SHO261109-3.

How to Apply

Applications close on 15 November 2026. Apply before the closing date to avoid missing this opportunity.