Buyer Menswear
6 days ago
**Job ID**:14268**Position Type**:Contract**Job Function**:Buying**Workplace Type**:
**Division**:Exact**Province**:Western Cape**Location**:Cape Town North**Suburb**:Parow (Parow)Position Description:
The opportunity:
An exciting position has arisen within Exact for a Buyer. This is not an ordinary job ad. At Exact, there’s nothing ordinary about us. We want extraordinary.
Are you a dynamic, innovative and creative individual?
Do you have experience in buying or a related field and have strong business acumen? Then this the ideal job for you
**Responsibilities**:
- Successfully source and procure a balanced range of merchandise in line with company strategy.
- Work closely with the planner, through analysis of previous sales patterns, market trends and brand initiatives.
- Formulate departmental strategies to maximize sales and then timeously source and secure stock to implement strategies.
- Negotiate effectively.
- Build and maintain good relationships with employees, suppliers and key functions in the business.
- Contribute to growth / profit through innovative ideas
- Availability to go on buying trips (local and international)
- Think in terms of the "big picture" as well as consider specifics and detail.
- Assess complex situations and implement workable solutions.
- Communicate effectively at all levels.
- Team player and be able to foster collaboration across buying and planning functions.
**Requirements**:
- Have experience as a Buyer (2 -3 years essential);
- Integral understanding of clothing retail Cycle and Buying Process
- A good working knowledge of the current computer software packages (knowledge of Excel, Word & E-mail would be preferable).
Competencies and behaviours for success:
- An entrepreneurial, merchant-style of thinking
- Excellent planning, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Good analytical skills
- High attention to detail
- Time management skills
- Good communication skills
- Good judgement and problem solving skills
- Uncompromising negotiation skills
- An interest in and knowledge of trends
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