assistant buyer

SLIKEY WHOLESALE INC.
Scarborough, ON, CA
$30 an hour
Permanent
Full-time
  • Work Term : Permanent
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 40 hours per week
  • Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Wholesale establishment / store

Tasks

  • Arrange product according to planogram
  • Establish and maintain contact with suppliers
  • Maintain adequate stock levels
  • Negotiate prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements with suppliers
  • Oversee distribution of merchandise to outlets
  • Provide customer service
  • Review requirements of establishment and determine quantity and type of merchandise to purchase
  • Select and purchase merchandise for resale
  • Visit trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Database software
  • Spreadsheet
  • Internet
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Word

Specialization / experience (business sales and services)

  • Sales
  • Buying
  • Merchandise needs analysis
  • Market analysis
  • Product selection
  • Negotiation
  • Distribution
  • Pricing

Transportation / travel information

Public transportation is available

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Team player

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
  • 6 days ago
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