Ladieswear Merchandiser

2 weeks ago

Durban, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time

KwaZulu Natal

,

Durban

(Market related)

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for driving sales and meeting targets.
- Managing and growing existing business and taking initiative with new business opportunities.
- Building strong relationships with buyers, ensuring excellent service and interaction at all times.
- Trend research, buying and presenting ranges to buyers.
- Taking briefs from buyers and costing of all enquiries.
- Working with fabric suppliers to source fabrics.
- Negotiating styling and prices with buyers.
- Briefing coordinator to process and ensure execution of fit sample make up as per buyers requirements.
- Overseeing coordinator in ensuring confirmed orders are placed and handed over to fabric & trims and production teams for follow up.
- Overseeing and signing off on all samples and approvals for submission to buyers.
- Ensuring accurate and timeous communication with customers and handling all issues or problems.
- Reporting to Management on current styles, orders, pricing, deliveries, sales feedback, etc.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant Merchandising experience (ideally in ladieswear).
- Solid experience in the industry working and dealing with SA retail chains and buyers.
- Local manufacture experience and understanding of costing and product development for local manufacture.
- A good understanding of retail merchandise cycles and the supply chain.
- Good costing and negotiating skills.
- Product development skills and ability to working with buyers to engineer product offerings.
- Must be dynamic, with excellent communication and people skills.
- Must be willing to travel both overseas and locally.

For more information please contact:
Janene Brigg

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