Fabric Buyer

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Traut Personnel Full time

Location:
capetown
Level:Middle
Salary:Negotiable
Posted:February 6, 2024
Ref:#6086

Description:

My client has an exciting opportunity available within their Clothing Design Centre for an experienced Apparel Fabric Buyer who is keen to work within a dynamic team, where innovation is the key to success.

Responsibilities:

Receive fabric briefs from Buyers/Merchandisers:

  • Brief and forward fabric swatches to suppliers to source quote and develop accordingly.
  • Follow up on supplier quotes/comparative quotes within a range of fabric specifications.
  • Confirm fabric prices and proposed shipment dates with merchandisers.
Create fabric orders once price and shipment dates are confirmed:

  • Follow up on confirmation of order and indent.
  • Capture and continually update the ERP system in line with the fabric critical path.
  • Follow up with suppliers re the critical path ensuring buying divisions' timeous sign off on handlooms/lab dips/strikeoffs.
  • Follow up of shipment dates (ETD) and ETA's.
  • Ensure timeous communication to production department/merchandisers of all ETD and ETA changes and maintain fabric schedules accordingly.
  • Maintain records of fabric orders with corresponding swatches and signed approvals.
  • Fabric delivery management and control:
  • Maintain all record keeping of all fabric arrivals.
  • Internal and external communication of actual fabric arrival.
Invoice/payment management

  • Collate and follow up all paperwork in order to process payment (Invoice, Packing list, etc).
  • Invoice capturing on the required payment systems.
  • Initiate fabric claims and follow up.
Fabric Stock

  • Maintain fabric stock file.

Requirements:

Qualifications:
Diploma in Clothing beneficial.

Experience:
Minimum 3 years fabric buying in Clothing Manufacturing environment.
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