Product Administrator: Asus Notebook and Netis at Mustek Limited

Purpose:

• Doing weekly Vendor reports on sell through and stock on hand, pulling daily stock on hand files and aging reports. Assisting the sales teams and customers with basic support per phone and / e-mail. Ensure product ETAs are accurately updated, as supplied by vendor. Working together with the Product Manager on product promotions, marketing initiatives and incentives. Working with the Product Manager on the price list monthly or weekly depending on the ROE (rate of exchange).

Responsibilities:

• Drawing weekly or monthly reports as required.
• Help with day-to-day sales via the sales team and contribute to the bottom line.
• Provide accurate updated product content and ensure that the system/ecommerce is updated within a reasonable amount of time.
• Checking purchase orders against purchase confirmations to ensure no items missed off and pricing is correct.
• Managing of open orders on vendors and internal.
• Manage and order stock on back order as well as run rate or for certain deals.
• Manage and order warranty extensions on backorders.
• Complete competitive analysis when required.
• Creating new product codes and managing consistent code structure.
• Assistance with compiling and distribution of pricelists; update pricelists and system information.
• Checking for errors on the pricelist before sending.
• Cultivate knowledge and thorough understanding of Forex.
• Assist with tenders and quotes, ensuring that all prices are done correctly and accurate information has been given.
• Provide solutions and resolve problems and issues in a reasonable amount of time.
• Checking and confirming sell-out information with vendors on various campaigns, spiv incentives, etc
• Checking and confirming credit notes sent from vendor against system claims.

Requirements
Qualification and Experience:

• Matric
• A tertiary qualification in marketing/sales would be advantageous
• Minimum 1 years’ experience in marketing and sales environment at a similar level

Skills and Knowledge:

• Microsoft Office, Excel especially
• ICT industry knowledge
• Product specific knowledge
• Sales and marketing principles and procedures
• Verbal and non-verbal persuasion techniques and communication
• Clear understanding of Products [Technology/ Lifecycle and drivers]
• Knowledge of import and costing methodology
• Basic understanding of business and profitability
• Analysing of data and interpretation thereof
• Superior presentation skills
• Good problem solving/analytic skills
• Good relationship building skills
• Good general administration skills
• Good influencing/persuasion skills
• Strategy development skills
• Negotiation skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Good people and customer management skills
• Superior networking skills
• Superior presentation/public speaking
• Good communication skills
• Good information processing skills
• Good creative skills/idea generation skills