Retail Buyer

Duration

12 Months

Delivery Method

Face-To-Face / Virtual Training

Who Should Attend

The programme is intended for people that are in the Wholesale and Retail Sector as well as those that are interested in joining the sector.
These would be individuals such as the unemployed learners, wholesale and retail supervisors and managers that would like to move into buying/planning related environment.

Prerequisites

NQF Level 4 qualification with minimum experience in business operations.

Qualification Modules

Concepts and principles for managing supplier relationships and the performance of merchandise.
Concepts and principles for identifying and sourcing products and selecting suppliers.
Concepts and principles of buying merchandise.
Concepts and principles for allocating stock to stores.
Manage supplier and stock performance
Manage stock through the supply chain
Source products and identify preferred suppliers
Negotiate with suppliers
Buy products
Plan and allocate stock to stores
Processes and procedures for the management of supplier and stock performance.
Processes and procedures for sourcing products and setting ranges.
Processes and procedures for identifying preferred suppliers.
Processes and procedures for negotiating, buying and recordWM-ing products purchased.
Processes and procedures for allocating stock to stores.

Course Objectives

• Manage supplier relationships and the performance of stock.
• Source products through the identification and selection of suppliers.
• Buy merchandise.
• Allocate stock to stores.

The Secret To Success

A Learnership is an extremely complex  and often challenging project that requires:

Learner engagement, retention and completion is dependent on a number of key factors: