Job Description
Role Overview
This role supports the Product Group Manager in managing buying and operational activities for the Small Appliances category. The Assistant Buyer plays a key part in supplier coordination, product assortment execution, pricing updates, and promotional support, ensuring smooth category operations across stores.
Key Responsibilities
Buying & Supplier Coordination
- Support the sourcing process by assisting in supplier research, evaluation, and preparation for negotiations.
- Coordinate and maintain supplier documentation, including contracts, pricing revisions, and commercial agreements.
- Assist with product sampling, testing, and basic quality assessments to ensure products meet category standards.
Category & Product Operations
- Gather and analyze market information, competitor pricing, and product trends to support category decisions.
- Monitor SKU performance and assist in preparing reports and action plans to improve sales and profitability.
- Coordinate with store teams to ensure accurate product listings, ordering processes, and execution of category plans.
Pricing & Promotion Support
- Prepare pricing updates, promotional submissions, product information, and internal marketing briefs.
- Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure accuracy of product details for campaigns and promotional materials.
- Track promotional performance and support post-promotion analysis and reporting.
Store Communication
- Communicate product updates, promotional guidelines, and operational instructions to stores.
- Support periodic store visits with the manager to review product presentation, availability, and operational issues.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in buying, merchandising, or category support roles (retail experience is an advantage).
- Strong attention to detail with analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Effective communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Basic data analysis
- Good English communication skills are an advantage.
If you are interested in this role, please submit your up to date details as soon as possible, ANCOR are committed to providing a shortlist to our client in the next week and we would therefore encourage you to apply immediately to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
For more information, please contact Nisha, you can email at tanisha@ancor.co.th or call 0808959558