Senior Buyer

7 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Traut Personnel Full time

**This budget Fashion Retailer offering a range of Ladies, Mens, Kids and Infantswear, has a vacancy for a skilled Accessories/Underwear Buyer/Trader, with vast experience and understanding of the Retail environment in SA. The purpose is to build a balanced assortment of merchandise ensuring department sales targets, gross profit, pricing and overall product objectives are met and in line with the approved company strategy.**
- **Job Description**_
- Accountable to successfully source stock and build ranges congruent with customer profile.
- Build balanced assortments in accordance to planned unit requirements (includes stock and made to order product).
- Ensure GP is achieved through mutually beneficial price negotiations.
- Develop well thought out test strategy to ensure newness is applied on a continuous basis to seek new opportunities (fabric, silhouette, fit, price) - key suppliers.
- Present product in all reviews: Range Review, Put-into-stock, Trade Meetings, Post Seasonal, Marketing and Strategy.
- Strong Admin skills.
- Sit with Planner weekly to review (OTB, Weekly trade, Markdowns) and formulate solutions.
- React to best sellers timeously to ensure repeat or generic thereof is actioned.
- Maintain constant awareness of competitor product, price and opportunities through regular store visits (physical and online).
- Ensure stock offers are timeously advised upon to ensure “deals” are not lost.
- Ensure weekly / every second week visit to Stride for stock opportunities.
- Ensure all products (stock and made-to-order) are fitted and in congruence with commercial spec.
- Drive team to ensure Marketing deadlines are met (BA, AA, Suppliers).
- Attend to store feedback / concerns and include necessary team members (Planner, Allocator, Manager, BA, AA) in order to resolve.
- Ensure New Store Openings are adequately assorted with “deals” in place according to deadline.
- **Key Requirements**_
- Relevant tertiary qualification.
- Minimum 5 years Retail Buying experience.
- Excellent admin skills.
- Great time management.
- Team player
- Stock buy experience advantageous.
- Demonstrable ability to drive forward work on own initiative.
- Drive collaboration within team and ensure open communication and transparency.
- Service and goal-oriented style.
- Innovative and proactive personality.

Position located in Cape Town. Call Gabi Traut on 083 274 5193.

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