Job Title: Sales Assistant
Closing Date: 2024/03/19
Reference Number: AEC240305-4
Pillar: AECI Chemicals
Job Title: Sales Assistant
Job Type Classification: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Location: Chloorkop
Description
- Ordering of stock based on averages, forecasts and firm orders
- Monitoring of short shelf life stock
- Monitoring slow moving stock
- Request repacks
- Stock allocation to customers
- Approving of cancellations/amendments of sales orders
- Handle various queries to Principles (technical, pricing, stock availability, spec sheets, MSDS’s)
- Ordering of samples
- Requesting sea freight estimates/air freight estimates
- Placing orders with the suppliers
- Check that the order acknowledgements & pricing is correct
- Check expiry dates of the COA’s before products are shipped
- Advise sales if there is a delay on their stock
- Requesting relevant shipping documents
- Sourcing best quotes for transport to each country
- Supply PFI to customer
- Manage shipment and regular communication with customers on status of their orders
- Expediting of orders
- Ensure invoices are in line and customer is invoiced
Qualifications & Experience
- Matric / Grade 12.
- Procurement qualification a benefit
- ±3 Years’ Experience in Shipping (Imports/Exports/purchasing)
- Experience and clear understandings in product costing
- ±2 years’ experience in dealing with Suppliers and logistics companies