Brand Manager

2 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

Western Cape

,

CPT - CBD

(Market related)

An exciting opportunity exists for a Brand Manager to join a diverse multinational consumer Brand Business representing well-known global apparel and footwear brands.

As the Brand Custodian, the Brand Manager’s primary responsibility is to buy product and to provide a balanced product range and assortment of merchandise in line with the company strategy. Responsible for building and fostering a close relationship with the Brand Principal and will be directly accountable for the effective leadership and profitable management of the brand.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for driving the brand strategy to achieve a financial performance in line with agreed objectives.
- Responsible for leading the full buying process for the brand including range architecture and development, design, production and procurement of seasonal product ranges.
- Build and develop professional relationships with manufacturers & suppliers and leading price negotiations with these providers.
- Coordinate planning and budgeting including post seasonal analysis, market feedback, trend analysis & retail shopping lists.
- Collaborate with Planning to set agreed sales plan, profitability targets and pricing architecture.
- Collaborate with Marketing to effectively develop and execute the brand marketing strategy.
- Build and develop professional relationships with the Brand Principal, key customers & accounts.
- Ensure the range satisfies both the wholesale and retail strategies and provide input to both these channels.
- Collaborate with Retail Operations to co-ordinate seasonal retail & wholesale VM strategy and to successfully implement all VM guidelines in line with Brand standards.
- Guide & influence all Brand DNA experiences in both retail and wholesale channels.

**Education & Experience Requirements**:

- Relevant tertiary qualification in Buying or Brand Management.
- 5-8 years’ experience in a Brand / Buying Management capacity.
- Experience in a Fashion/Retail environment is advantageous.

**Core Competencies**:

- Attitude - Enthusiastic, positive “can do" attitude towards work and motivates others to do the same.
- Ownership - Assumes responsibility for his/her own job, tasks, and actions.
- Commitment - Working with urgency and focus to be successful in achieving individual and company goals. Always looks after the best interest of the team and the company.
- Drive & Energy - Proactive, always ensuring that everything is achieved in the most productive way with a sense of purpose.
- Delivery - Acting, at all times, with integrity, providing quality service, being reliable and responsible. Taking time out to understand client, customer, and business needs. Always meeting and exceeding expectations.
- Relationships - Treating one another with respect, providing support to one another, working cooperatively and making our work environment a fun and enjoyable place.
- Communication - Encouraging a culture of understanding, honesty and transparency by sharing relevant information with fellow colleagues and departments in a timeous and effective manner.
- Integrity - Demonstrating sound ethical and moral principles at work. Being honest, and open with co-workers and managers.
- Quality - Produces work of a high standard that is complete, accurate and in the correct format; checks the accuracy of own work; identifies and corrects errors.

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)
- Good problem-solving skills and a creative approach for new ideas
- High level of organisation
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Computer literate (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Ability to travel extensively (local and overseas)

**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
**I hereby consent for Talented Recruitment to process my personal information as part of the recruitment process. Talented Recruitment shall take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information of applicants and for the purpose of this disclaimer “personal information” shall be defined as detailed in the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).**

For more information please contact:
Janene Brigg

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