Category Buyer

7 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Silvertree Capital (PTY) ltd Full time

**About the role**:
An opportunity has become available for someone who is passionate about products in the **Health and Natural** sector

We are looking for a **Category buyer** to assist the buying team to manage a category of products for FtN in our Body & Beauty and baby & kids category.

**Faithful to Nature** is a market leader in the online natural product retail space with the mission of improving the health of our customers and our planet.

We’re home to analysts, creatives, activists, and innovators. We believe in doing things differently and are busy pioneering the natural health wellness industry. From our humble beginnings, we’ve grown to service thousands of loyal customers across South Africa, we’re now a late-stage startup looking to scale our business and stamp our mark on South Africa’s Health and natural retail sector

You will report directly to our lovely Head of Buying and Merchandising.

**Job description**

**1. Conceptualise and execute the commercial (growth) strategy of the Body & Beauty and baby & kids category at FtN. Specifically**:

- Actively drive existing ranges within the category to achieve growth targets via supplier partnerships, online merchandising, price and promotional strategies.
- New product Listings. Strategically source new product ranges based on category growth targets and market trends, ensure their viable stock turnover by indicating and managing their initial 3 month forecasts.
- Strategic positioning of Own Brand to achieve growth targets and wider recognition.
- Integrate in supplier partnerships paid rate card activity while ensuring the integrity of the FtN brand is maintained.
- Stay ahead of trends and ensure that product availability makes FtN the top destination to find the newest trends in your categories.

**2. Direct the category margin structure**:

- Ensure that the category margin targets are met by meeting margin targets on a supplier, brand and skill level through strategic position of brand and skus to drive product mix.
- Ensure that price competitiveness is maintained within the market by actively managing competitor price comparisons.
- Act on supplier cost increases and keep the planning team informed so potential buy-ins can happen.

**3. Stock Health contribution**:

- Ensure stock turnover health is maintained by managing slow moving skus in cooperation with the planner. This involves actively driving and balancing listing and delisting strategies and decisions.
- The forecasts for new listing are defines and actively managed.

**General requirements in the role**:

- ** Accountability**: Showing ownership and responsibility for your performance, actions, and outcomes.
- **Collaboration**: Building relationships with colleagues, customers, and suppliers, and contributing to effective team performance.
- **Initiative**: Showing curiosity, spotting gaps, finding new and better ways to do things.
- **Adaptability **:Understanding changes in tasks, projects and environment.
- **Communication**:Effectively exchanging information with team members, customers and suppliers.
- **Attendance**: Being present during working hours.

**Skills & Qualifications**:

- A qualification / diploma in Buying, Supply Chain Management or similar
- Experience in e-commerce/online retail environment
- Three to five years of experience in a procurement role
- Great command of English language for effective communication (written and spoken)
- Attention to detail
- Solid understanding of margins and data
- Ability to maintain good relationships with suppliers.
- A good understanding of MS Excel (formulas)

**Current Benefits**:

- Discounts across the Silvertree portfolio group : 25%+ 35% from FtN, 15% discount on UCOOK, and discounts on PetHeaven, Cybercellar and SKOON.

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