Senior Specialist Buyer

4 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Traut Personnel Full time

**Are you ready for your next step? Succession planning is at the heart of this Retailer’s foundation and your proven ability as a Senior Specialist Buyer is what this leading Fashion Retailer is after. A new, exciting opportunity for an experienced Womenswear Buying Manager is available with this leading High Fashion Retailer. Womens and Kidswear Buying experience essential.**
- **Job Description**_
- Ensure the customer is at the heart of everything that we do.
- Be accountable for delivery to all KPI’s including sales, margin and stock targets.
- Through in-depth market and data analysis, as well as experience in the local/ international Womenswear apparel market, create a strategy that brings the world’s best product to customers exclusively and at the right price to drive continued profitable sales growth.
- Be the first to market through monitoring of global and local trends.
- Manage your team to ensure effective delivery to all strategic intents.
- Partner with the team to ensure that private label merchandise delivers to retail strategy against pricing, margin and assortment.
- Negotiate preferential trading terms with local and international suppliers.
- Be accountable for securing and managing key accounts and maintain strong working relationships to negotiate best price, great value offers and exclusive stock.
- Partner with the Planners to jointly analyse the data, identifying gaps and opportunities.
- Lead by example through coaching, mentoring and directing a team of Buyers to create a culture that lives the company’s values.
- Manage critical path and partner with the logistics team to ensure on time and accurate delivery of stock.
- Motivate and develop your team, while ensuring appropriate succession planning.
- **Key Requirements**_
- Relevant Diploma or Degree in Fashion, Marketing, Design, B.Sc or B.Comm.
- 8+ years’ experience in retail with experience in Womenswear is essential.
- Proven experience managing a medium-sized team.
- Competency in MS Office packages specifically in Excel.
- Proven ability in analytics & logical interpretation of data.
- Strong private label experience in Womenswear apparel.
- Be a strong communicator with the ability to negotiate and influence.
- Attention to detail, systematic and process driven.
- Excellent commercial acumen.
- Sound leadership, coaching and mentoring skills coaching and mentoring skills.

**The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.**

Position located in Cape Town. Call Gabi Traut on 083 274 5193.

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