Buyer Poetry

7 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Cape Union Mart International Full time

An opportunity has become available in our Poetry Department for a resilient, innovative, and resourceful** Buyer**who can add value to our team through the successful trending, sourcing and procurement of merchandise.

**Requirements**:
**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Range preparation, coordination and presentation
- Range execution in alignment with the business objectives
- Presenting range reviews
- Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers
- Negotiate and manage supplier contracts
- Effectively collaborating with the relevant stakeholders and departments
- Overseeing the Product Design, Quality and Fit
- Controlling sample stock
- Travel locally and internationally to attend trade shows, visit factories and research trends
- In-season trading
- General buying administrative functions

**Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications Required**:

- Grade 12 certificate and a relevant tertiary qualification is required
- A minimum of 8yrs experience in either Footwear or Accessories buying
- Must have specialist knowledge on materials and construction of footwear
- 2 years product development experience in ladies apparel is essential
- In-depth knowledge of the retail product life cycle, merchandise buying principles and critical path management
- A working knowledge of the latest Microsoft packages is required

**Job Related Competencies**:

- A passion for keeping up to date with trends and a creative flair for fashion
- The ability to adapt trends to our different target markets
- Proven negotiation skills
- Ability to understand and interpret trends
- Ability to make sound decisions together with effective problem-solving skills
- Strong trader mentality
- Proven strategic thinking skills
- Able to build and maintain influential relationships at various levels and across business functions
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Solid organizing, planning, & time management skills
- High-level of conflict management
- The agility and resilience to maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure

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