Beauty Buyer

6 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Woolworths Full time

**Listing reference**: woolw_000743**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:Wholesale & Retail Trade
- **Job category**:Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain**Location**:Cape Town
- **Contract**:Permanent**EE position**:No**Introduction**
- To deliver profitable and sustainable growth through a clear Branded Beauty strategy for the department/s that is under-pinned by the group strategy. To enable key stakeholder relationships in order to deliver balanced branded ranges through a customer led process that meets and exceeds customer expectations within the agreed KPI’s.**Job description**
- **Customer**
- Ensure the availability of relevant product across departments for the customer.
- **Post Season Analysis**

Conduct post-season analysis by class/sub-class (including key performance indicators, Competition shop, SWOT, Pareto and Quadrant analysis) as input in the development of the Group strategy and departmental operating plan.
- **Departmental Operational Plan to meet customer needs and group KPIs.**
- Provide input into the development of the 1-year operating plan with an end-to-end business view in mind.
- Develop product mix plan at department level taking into account:

- Customer segmentations
- Local and global trends
- Competitive analysis ensuring Woolworths difference is achieved.
- Manage supplier and customer relevant brands.
- Identify a balanced range structure, price tiering and key price points.
- **In Season Trading in accordance to strategic KPIs**
- Conduct weekly and monthly performance analysis and develop detailed action plan to ensure departmental KPI’s are met and exceeded.
- Identify opportunities within the season to maximise profit and grow market share.
- Analyse and manage cost of catalogue within product and store formats.
- **Supplier/Brand Management**
- Manage supplier/brand strategy to deliver Group KPI’s
- Improve margin through effective negotiations.
- Negotiate marketing and service support for Brands at all locations/channels.
- Onboard and Exit Brands within required timelines.
- **Stakeholder Management**
- Conduct regular store visits to understand product performance, assortment balance and customer experience of the range and adjust where appropriate.
- Influence and drive marketing, selling, sales and space requirements.
- **People Management**
- Develop and motivate the Buyers Assistants
- Inspire the team to achieve and deliver the departmental operational plan and meet/exceed KPI’s.

**Minimum requirements**
- Relevant retail/ business qualifications
- 3 - 5 years buying experience essential
- Previous Beauty buying experience preferred.
- Creativity, taste and flair: ensure that ranges are balanced and offer real choice to our customers.
- Passion for Product / Merchandise
- Negotiation and influencing skills.
- Merchant and retail ability: demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the market place, competitors and customer needs
- Business acumen
- Team Player: ability and will to work co-operatively with others within a team and across departments towards a common objective.
- Results driven and proactive.
- Entrepreneurial
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Ability to present a well-balanced range.
- Tolerance to change / ability to work under pressure.
- Computer literate: ability to operate in a Windows-based environment.

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