Full Job Description
Company Introduction:
T&T Supermarket Inc. was founded in 1993 with two stores in BC. Since then, it has expanded rapidly and is now Canada’s largest Asian supermarket chain with 31 stores across the country: 13 in BC, 7 in Alberta, 10 in Ontario, and 1 in Quebec. The Company’s continuous expansion is going to bring more new stores in the next couple of years.
T&T Supermarket Inc. was founded in 1993 with two stores in BC. Since then, it has expanded rapidly and is now Canada’s largest Asian supermarket chain with 31 stores across the country: 13 in BC, 7 in Alberta, 10 in Ontario, and 1 in Quebec. The Company’s continuous expansion is going to bring more new stores in the next couple of years.
The Role:
Reporting to the team supervisor, the Merchandising Administration Assistant provides administrative assistance to the superior and a team of buyers in the end-to-end purchasing process by following up on orders and deliveries, compiling reports, performing data maintenance, and communicating with other internal departments and external vendors
Reporting to the team supervisor, the Merchandising Administration Assistant provides administrative assistance to the superior and a team of buyers in the end-to-end purchasing process by following up on orders and deliveries, compiling reports, performing data maintenance, and communicating with other internal departments and external vendors
Major Responsibilities:
- Assist the buying team in the end-to-end purchasing process
- Perform data maintenance and ensure data integrity, create ad hoc reports as required
- Provide administrative support to the team by working closely with shipping and warehouse departments in the deliveries, pick-ups schedules, verifying product information
- Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned by the supervisor
Knowledge, Skills and Ability Requirements:
- Possess a minimum of 1 year administrative experience in a fast-paced working environment is preferred
- Possess good knowledge of one or more product category(ies)
- Knowledge in local or overseas buying is an asset
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; knowledge in Chinese (Cantonese and/or mandarin) is an asset
- Proficient in using Windows applications including Word processing, Power Point and Outlook
- Advanced/expert level in using Excel is highly advantageous
Employee Benefits
- Life/AD&D insurance
- Extended health/dental/vision care
- Retirement benefit
- Paid annual/sick/marriage/bereavement leave
- Subsidized staff meal
- In-store staff purchase discount
Shift
- 5-day work week (Monday to Friday), 9:00am – 5:30pm
Safety Statement Safety continues to be T&T Supermarket’s top priority. We’ve established health and safety policies and measures to ensure our Stores, Food Processing & Production Centres and Warehouse & Distribution are as safe as possible.