Current Jobs at The Building Company

Description

1. Procurement activity within the Region - To create and execute Regional Procurement strategies in line with the Group Procurement Strategy and budgets and business objectives
2. Liaise with Category Managers and Product Specialists – To collaborate with Category Managers and Product Specialists to ensure execution of category strategies, optimise opportunities, and resolve and improve supply chain issues
3. Supplier Negotiations - Negotiate base prices, regional deals, forward orders, and KVI pricing
4. Maintain Stakeholder relationships - To proactively liaise and engage with supplier network and internal stakeholders (i.a., Group Merchandising team, Store Managers and Store Buyers) to manage expectations and facilitate delivery
5. Facilitate listing process of Regional Suppliers – To ensure that all stipulated procedures and process are followed in listing all Regional Suppliers Assist Marketing
6. Product Training - To organise and coordinate product and supplier service training and related initiatives when and where required
7. Store Stock levels – Manage and implement strategies with aim of maintaining efficient stock levels and appropriate SOPs/Best Practices
8. Ensure Stock File Integrity - To ensure integrity of stock file in line with stock file guidelines
9. Manage Procurement Procedures – To ensure that the regional merchandising portfolio are in line with all stipulated/set procedures and processes
10. Market Intelligence gathering – To assess / ensure business competitiveness
11. Manage regional promotions - Plan, co-ordinate and execute regional promotions
12. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12(essential)
2. Relevant tertiary qualification (NQF6) ideally with a Retail/Procurement focus (desirable)
3. Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position in a computerised retail environment (essential)
4. Experience gained at a middle management level (essential)

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Description

1. Manage Profitability: To ensure continuity, growth, and profitability of the Store through the management of costs and the maximization of sales turnover and returns. Identifies new business opportunities, take calculated risks; and generate innovative and creative ideas for implementing new business opportunities and maximising sales
2. Planning and Budgeting: Together with the Operations Executive and Regional Operations Manager, interpret the business objectives into an Operating Plan for the Store.
3. Procurement, stock control and merchandising: To ensure that the inward logistics of the Store run smoothly, products are purchased in line with The Building Company procurement policies and procedures, stock levels are kept at optimal levels and stock losses are controlled.
4. Maintain Stock variances: Maintenance of optimal stock levels
5. Financial Management: Ensures that the Store budget is compiled in line with the agreed upon operating plans and adhered to. (Ensure that all financial processes are monitored and controlled in line with best practices and company procedures).
6. Customer Service: Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with in an effective manner and resolved.  Promotions, advertising, and all public relations must be co-ordinated for the store in order to enhance the Brand's market share in line with all company procedures.
7. Accountable for day-to-day operations: Accountability for the day-to-day operations, administration, customer sales and service and overall management and control of the branch employees.
8. Operational analysis: Analyses of operational information leading to the diagnosis of problems and/or success areas in the business.  Enhancing all successes and raising and resolving all problem areas with the Operations Management Support Team.
9. People Management: Inspire, motivate, guide, develop and manage, and lead employees in order to meet the store's objectives.  Apply all company policies and procedures and best practice principles in order to maintain a harmonious labour environment.
10. Legislative compliance and corporate governance: Ensure legal compliance with all legislation relating to the operation of the business and that appropriate action is taken in respect of all legal matters.
11. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Preferably a commerce bachelor’s degree / or equivalent experience
3. Preferably Financial or Management diploma
4. 5-10 years retail experience
5. Minimum of 3 years in a junior-mid level management position
6. Previous industry related experience
7. Financial acumen
8. Inwards and Outwards Logistics/Procurement skills
9. Merchandising principles
10. Preferably have knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Description

1. Delivering Goods
2. Ensuring the vehicle is neatly packed
3. Preventing damages and breakages
4. Supervising and Assisting with loading
5. Daily inspection checks
6. Report on Defects
7. Maintaining Vehicle
8. Supplying correct Quantities and Supplies
9. Reduce Costs on vehicles
10. Delivery Notes authorizations
11. Collecting COD monies
12. Customer Services
13. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. Code 10 (HV); Code 8 (LV) (<3501 < 9000 kg)
3. 2 years relevant experience

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Description

1. Attending to customers
2. Maintaining Stock levels
3. Run Status reports
4. Conduct New product surveys
5. Quotations Follow up
6. Deal Customer Queries and provide Thumbs Up service
7. Determine Customer Requirements
8. Setting Monthly Targets
9. Conducting Sales Meetings
10. Setting Annual budget and Sales targets
11. Non-stock items quotations
12. Place Requisitions /Buy-outs
13. Provide Quotations
14. Generate Invoices
15. Stipulate Credit Limits
16. Liaise with Despatch
17. Performance Enhancement
18. Organise Staff Schedules
19. Enforce Discipline
20. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Matric/Grade 12
2. 5 years sales experience
3. 6 months Kerridge experience
4. Relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage
5. Knowledge of the general building materials sales environment will be an advantage

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Description

• Maintain Stock levels
• Attend to Customer requirements
• Customer Queries resolution
• Managing the delivery of customer goods
• Manage Admin function
• Orders
• Manage Non-stock items quotations
• Meet Deliveries deadlines
• Customer service
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12 
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description

• Delivering Goods
• Ensuring the vehicle is neatly packed
• Preventing damages and breakages
• Supervising and assisting with loading
• Daily inspection checks
• Report on Defects
• Maintaining Vehicle
• Supplying correct Quantities and Supplies
• Reduce Costs on vehicles
• Delivery Notes authorizations
• Collecting COD monies
• Customer Services
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Code 10 (HV); Code 8 (LV) (<3501 < 9000 kg)
• 2 years relevant experience

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Description

• Strong new business development ability (comfortable with cold calling and prospecting)
• Consistent achievement of sales and gross profit targets
• Excellent relationship-building with contractors, developers, and key accounts
• Strong follow-up discipline on quotes, orders, and customer requests
• High level of resilience and persistence in a target-driven environment
• Solid negotiation and closing ability
• Strong field presence with disciplined call cycles and customer visits
• Good understanding of products, applications, and customer requirements
• Strong organisational skills and time management in managing territory
• Professional communication and ability to build trust quickly

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Minimum 3+ years’ external sales experience, preferably in building materials, hardware, construction, or related industries
• Valid driver’s license

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Description

1. Checking of goods leaving the shop/yard
2. Check all sales and returns
3. Obtain signatures from credit customers
4. Manage cash customer payments
5. Maintain a Professional image
6. Report any suspicious behaviour
7. Maintain good time keeping
8. Vehicle checks
9. Manage boom movement
10. Complete visitors Book Daily
11. To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

1. Grade 12
2. 1 year’s relevant experience in hardware