Senior Fashion Buyer
4 weeks ago
Welcome to this exciting opportunity at Woolworths, a leading fashion retailer in South Africa
About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Fashion Buyer to join our team. As a Senior Fashion Buyer, you will be responsible for developing and executing a departmental seasonal plan that aligns with the company strategy and brand filter.
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of relevant buying experience within a fashion retailer and possess excellent communication and negotiation skills. You will also have a passion for keeping up-to-date with the latest trends and have a solid understanding of business and buying processes and systems.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and Execute a Departmental Seasonal Plan: Work closely with planning, design, and sourcing teams to develop product, fabric, and trading strategies that ensure delivery of relevant KPIs.
- Collaborate with Planning, Design, and Sourcing Teams: Utilize multiple data sources from design direction, global and local trend research, current trade, and customer analytics to provide product direction for seasonal plan workshops.
- Present Seasonal Product Plan: Develop and present a seasonal product plan inclusive of key strategic areas, must-win categories/items, and channel-specific considerations.
- Build a Profitable Balanced Range: Conduct workshops to develop an on-brand product range that is trend appropriate and meets customer expectations.
- Collaborate with Design and Sourcing Teams: Collaborate with design and sourcing teams to deliver a balanced range (styling, fabric, color) within agreed price architecture and ensuring alignment to critical path and merchandise cycle milestones.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising or related field.
- Experience: 3-5 years of relevant buying experience within a fashion retailer.
- Skills: Excellent communication and negotiation skills, passion for keeping up-to-date with the latest trends, and solid understanding of business and buying processes and systems.
- Languages: English (required).
The salary for this role is estimated to be around R750,000 - R900,000 per annum, depending on experience. In addition to the salary, you will receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical aid, retirement annuity, and paid leave.
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