Buyer: Horticulture

Advert reference: woolw_000645
Advert status: Online
- **Position Summary**

**Industry**:FMCG & Supply Management

**Job category**:Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

**Location**:Cape Town

**Contract**:Permanent

**Remuneration**:Market Related

**Introduction**

Responsible for the execution of the Horti strategy. Co-ordinates the delivery of the category strategy to deliver sustainable profitable growth and operational excellence

**Job description**
- Develop and execute category strategy to ensure delivery of operational excellence
- Support the co-ordination of the matrix team in order to deliver the category strategy
- Analyse and interpret market and sales data to develop tactical plans to drive the desired outcome
- Formulate category plans with suppliers
- Monitor and interpret industry and international trends (doing both local and international benchmarking)
- Deliver against operational excellence and KPIs for the department
- Focuses on medium term sustainable market share growth
- Ensures the delivery of sustainable growth for category level
- Co-ordinates matrix team to effectively deliver KPIs
- Facilitate team direction and pace to effectively deliver KPIs
- Assist team in navigating through obstacles
- Mentor and support the development of Buyers Assistants
- Share category strategy with stakeholders and get their buy in
- Conducts continuous review of supplier performance against plan and course correct based on variables/changes
- Monitors and ensures adherence to ethical compliance
- Manage financial indicators
- Liaise with marketing, sales management, space planning & trade planning to effectively drive the growth of the category
- Ability to actively review factors influencing trade ie; market share, local & international trends, economic climate, competitor activity & changes to customer shopping habits, and translate into strategy.

**Minimum requirements**
- B Tertiary diploma/degree
- Minimum 3-5 years Buying/Retail experience
- Commercial skills & experience within the Horticulture industry - knowledge of store operations, customer profiles, locations & competitors
- Proven sourcing and supplier management experience.
- Strong negotiation and financial management skills
- Proactive & Innovative with a continuous improvement mindset
- Has an intimate understanding of who the customer is and the ability to view the world through their eyes
- Strong understanding of global & seasonal trends relating to colour / décor & homeware
- Consistently makes logical deductions from given information and uses these to transform the department
- Is able to consistently convey information clearly and confidently when interacting with teams
- Consistently drives the creation and development of products, services, and experiences that are convenient and innovative for our customers.
- Consistently anticipates potential obstacles and identifies project risks that may impact the accomplishment of project deadlines and delivery and escalates these risks where appropriate
- Has knowledge of appropriate retail department systems and related processes across the value chain to manage objectives and enhance their ability to solve problems
- Manages supplier delivery against the business standards and values and maximises value and reduce risks through identification and resolution of limitations/shortcomings

**Woolworths is an equal employment opportunity company that is committed to inclusion and diversity