Buyers Admin Support Assistant

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Right People Solutions Full time

Junior Level: Buying Admin Support

During your training, you will learn how to - understand merchandise trends, interpret Clients needs and construct merchandise collections that successfully deliver their business strategies.

To succeed in this role you will need to: work like a dog, be able to juggle lots of balls at the same time, be a committed team player & be obsessed with assisting the Category Specialist in serving our Clients and doing everything & anything necessary to deliver on their goals & expectations.

**Requirements**:

- **3-year Tertiary Fashion Qualification in the Fashion Buying, Clothing Management, Fashion Design or Retail Management faculty, will consider qualifications out of Retail or Fashion if you are passionate about fashion**

**At least 1 year admin experience will help you adjust quickly.**
- Strong understanding of retail, retail operations and the cycle of stock from supplier to store
- Ability to work under pressure
- A strong desire to serve
- A multitasking animal
- High personal & business ethics.

Basic| Intermediate proficiency on Excel

Able to thrive and keep up in a fast-paced environment

**Role**:
To support the Category Specialist, Buyers, Buyers Assistants and the Planning team in the development of focused merchandise collections, briefing our suppliers and serving our Clients.

**Responsibilities**:

- Photographing of samples for suppliers and for catalogues
- Cataloguing of samples.
- Tagging, Labelling & filing samples.
- Prepare packaging for samples
- Assist in briefing suppliers.
- Support the buying and planning team on Retail Head Office client meetings
- Prepare the room for client meetings
- Checking & signing off on QA.
- Working with the retail best sellers
- Doing the groundwork for developing collections for Clients.
- Assist Category Specialist with post seasonal analysis.
- Publishing planograms.
- Preparing for meetings & presentations to clients.
- Full administrative support to a team of Buyers
- Coordination and administration
- File maintenance
- Data capturing on Excel
- Ad-hoc projects

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Office Admin or Retail Admin: 1 year (required)



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