Buyer (1)
MAADEN PHOSPHATE COMPANY
Total years of experience :23 years, 5 Months
•Selecting new products and reviewing the old
•Finding the right suppliers
Negotiating prices (so the store doesn’t get ripped off)
•Ensuring the products are delivered on time
•Pitching ideas to senior management
Stock control
•Budgeting
•Reacting to any changes in customer demand
•Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers while seeking new ones
•Purchasing material for inventory and non-stock items for branches and customer orders.
•Resolving errors on purchase orders as required.
•Investigating and determining what/how/ why material came in incorrectly or damaged (for non-conformances).
•Reviewing open Purchase Orders not printed.
•Filing Purchase Orders.
•Assisting with cycle counts.
•Reviewing reports for stock outs and expediting open orders.
•Monitoring price increases and communicating changes as necessary.
•Assisting with stock rotations as needed.
•Reviewing line points/ order points for inventory stock levels.
•Getting feedback from customer .
-Develop and implement sales and profitability plans according to account management principles that ensure the development and maintenance of account plans.
-Direct all operational aspects of the branch to include distribution operations, customer service, human resources, administration and sales in a manner that supports reaching the profitability goals.
-Provide training, coaching, development and motivation to bring out the best in each distribution team member.
-Take on the responsibility for the orientation of all new employees
-Take on the responsibility for evaluation of all employees
-Oversee branch financial management
-Recommend desirable changes in the policies and goals of the branch and the organization
-Follow company policies and procedures
-Other duties as assigned
-Determines annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing marketing strategies; analyzing trends and results.
-Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products
-Establishes and adjusts selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand.
-Maintains national sales staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
-Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Determines requirements by working with customers.
• Answers inquiries by clarifying desired information; researching, locating, and providing information.
• Resolves problems by clarifying issues; researching and exploring answers and alternative solutions; implementing solutions; escalating unresolved problems.
• Fulfills requests by clarifying desired information; completing transactions; forwarding requests.
•Sells additional services by recognizing opportunities to up-sell accounts; explaining new features.
•Maintains call center database by entering information.
•Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
•Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
-Develop and implement sales and profitability plans according to account management principles that ensure the development and maintenance of account plans.
-Direct all operational aspects of the branch to include distribution operations, customer service, human resources, administration and sales in a manner that supports reaching the profitability goals.
-Provide training, coaching, development and motivation to bring out the best in each distribution team member.
-Take on the responsibility for the orientation of all new employees
-Take on the responsibility for evaluation of all employees
-Oversee branch financial management
-Recommend desirable changes in the policies and goals of the branch and the organization
-Follow company policies and procedures
-Other duties as assigned
- Visit potential customers for new business
-Provide customers with quotations
-Negotiate the terms of an agreement and close sales
-Gather market and customer information and provide feedback on buying trends
-Represent your organization at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
-Identify new markets and business opportunities
-Record sales and send copies to the sales office
-Review your own sales performance
-Arranging flights, insurance and accommodation
-Using a booking company Source system to secure holidays
-Collecting and processing payments
-Advising clients on travel arrangements, e.g. visas and passports
-Sending out tickets to clients
-Keeping clients up to date with any changes
-Dealing with complaints or refunds (not one of the perks, but someone's got to do it)