Who we are
Edison Stone is a brand house which develops and distributes top brands and products for the kitchen & homeware market in South Africa.Based in Cape Town, we focus on the wholesale and distribution of industry-leading kitchen and homeware brands.


We are a team whose real power resides in our values and relationship-based culture. We are drawn together by our shared passion for doing things well and doing things right and by our love of cooking and everything in the kitchen. Although we unite over how we work together, each of us brings something different to the team and we celebrate our diversity.


We’re looking for a full-time Strategic Account Co-ordinator to join our Edison Stone Team. If you’re looking for a role working alongside our dynamic Wholesale team in delivering exciting new products to market, then this is for you!


What your role looks like
This role is to support the Strategic Account Manager in all admin based tasks. The listing of new products from brands, as well as the listing process to support retailers will be part of your main responsibilities. You will be the link between Edison Stone and the retailers to ensure they receive all the content, product-specific technical details and specs, images and information required for producing high-quality product content. You will be responsible for capturing all purchase orders for the sourcing and inventory teams.


As part of this process, you will be responsible for doing the initial audit/quality assurance of the content, images and costings supplied for new products to be uploaded, making sure they meet both our high standards and minimum requirements. This role requires strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills as you interact with suppliers, retailers and internal teams alike.


Who you are
You should have experience and a proven track record in an admin-based supporting role. You have a passion for retail and a keen interest in products. You are a systems nerd looking to always improve the way we do things! You have high attention to detail and obsess about the little things! Anything less than 100% does not compute for you!


You are a good communicator (both in-person and asynchronously over email or chat), work well both autonomously and collaboratively, and enjoy honing your technical skills.


What experience and skills you need for the role


Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience working in a commercial environment.
• Experience in an admin role with financial/stock process understanding
• Experience in working in a role which requires a high level of organising and efficiency
• Self-driven and able to self-manage outputs
• Good organisational and project management skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Intermediate excel skills
• Fast learner with the ability to build strong, cross-functional working relationships with internal and external customers

Qualifications:

• Required: Relevant work experience in an office environment
• Advantageous: any administrative, retail or merchandising tertiary qualification

Environment, gear, pay and benefits


Environment & Gear you’ll use:

• A fully-equipped, communal kitchen where you can use all the tools we sell
• A fully-stocked coffee station where you can hone your barista skills
• Parking available
• A Macbook
• Various online packages, reporting tools and dashboards

Pay and Benefits:

• We pay competitive, market-related salaries based on skills and experience, and a quarterly bonus based on the company's performance
• Your salary is based on a “Total Cost To Company” model and includes:
  • Medical Aid (Discovery) contributions
  • Life, death & disability Insurance
  • Retirement Annuity
  • Employee Assistance programme
  • 17 Days Paid Annual Leave increasing to 20 days with length of service
  • Half-day Fridays once a month
  • Hybrid work policy — Cape Town-based Head Office in Westlake

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