Buyer Sheet Street

4 days ago


Durban, South Africa Mr Price Group Full time

**your purpose**

To maximize sales and net profit for the department by sourcing and constructing an appealing product assortment; of distinctive value, at the best price, aligned to the company’s strategic objectives which delights the customer’s in store experience. Ensure accurate product life cycle management throughout the merchant cycle. Constantly manage a multi season view (current, previous and future).

**your key responsibilities**

**Current Trade Analysis**:
Analyse the current season’s trade to ensure that it is executed according to plan in order to achieve strategic targets and budget, while optimizing current opportunities in trade and managing stock levels. Review department performance for related period (week, month, floor set) for all KPI's.

**Seasonal Post Mortem Analysis**:
**Seasonal Strategy**:
Development of seasonal strategy that ties into the annual strategy for Sheet Street for each department that drives market share, based on post mortem analysis, trend input and market analysis, at a department and brand level in order to make product calls, define the sub-categories, build categories and identify the pricing in line with targeted KPI’s in collaboration with planner.

**Assorting, Product Development, Booking and Supplier Relations**:
Compile a product assortment according using a technical and strategic approach of assorting products that drive future trends while meeting required historical analysis for our customer in line with approved seasonal strategy. Sourcing samples to ensure that product is approved in order to book products with the supplier.

**Seasonal Review/ Window**:
Prepare samples (using samples for review utilizing product development, retail and overseas suppliers and mock up samples) to gain approval for execution.

Negotiate and confirm cost prices with suppliers in order to confirm that all KPI’s, width & depth, PMO & sales targets are aligned with seasonal strategic objectives.

**Placing Purchase Orders & Stock Management**:
Complete booking process to ensure that process is fully aligned with production timelines and in store delivery deadlines.

Confirm purchase orders and any amendments and raise orders raised timeously, taking into account lead times to ensure that the right product is in the right store at the right time.

**requirements**

**Education**:
University Degree or National Diploma : Bachelor of Commerce Degree/ Textile Degree or Diploma / Interior Design Diploma

**Experience**:
Manufacturing experience (advantageous).

3+ Years Retail buying experience / Retail Experience.

**Knowledge/ Skills**:
Knowledge of Homeware products, Commercial acumen, Quality Standards & Fabrications.

Mathematics Skills.

Negotiation Skills.

Presentation Skills.

Business understanding of the Management of Merchant Cycle, Systems (Redworld, Redworld MIS, Redworld Ordering and Assortment Planning, RedInfo, E-focus).

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint And Excel).

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