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Buying Manager Infants

2 weeks ago

Northern Suburbs, South Africa Gillian Barber Recruitment Full time

Overview

We are looking for a resilient, efficient, and confident individual with a compelling merchant mentality and a passion for Infants to execute the Company’s product & purchasing strategy for Infants to achieve the Company’s sales and profit objectives.

**Qualifications**:

- A relevant degree /qualification in Fashion, Textile Design /Clothing Production/ Product Development /Merchandising, or a related field

**People skills**:

- The ability to influence across various levels and functions within the business
- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels both within, as well as outside the company
- Excellent interpersonal, people management, team management & leadership skills
- Conflict management skills
- The ability to be resilient, have tenacity and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure
- Cross-functional collaboration (essential between Buying, Product Technology & Planning functions)
- The ability to create a shared vision and to positively influence others
- The ability to give input into company-wide initiatives and translate these into actions required of Buying
- Networking skills & the ability to be resourceful
- The ability to prioritise
- The ability to be assertive
- The ability to work independently, as well as be a team player
- People Development (succession planning)

**Merchant skills**:

- A sound grasp of figures
- Good judgment together with strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Excellent negotiating skills
- A sound commercial mentality
- An understanding of the various market value propositions, and the accompanying shopper
- The ability to analyse, interpret and adapt trends (product, market & societal)
- A flair/eye for product and building ranges
- Sound strategic thinking skills, as well as the ability to formulate functional objectives related to business strategy
- Exceptional planning, organising & time management skills
- Formulating strategies in a changing global/local context
- Must be adaptable
- Must be outcomes focussed and solution driven

**Technical skills**
- High-level presentation skills

**Experience Required**
- Buying experience of which at least 5 years is at a senior level within a clothing/footwear/homeware retail environment
- Previous senior managerial experience to understand the inner workings and product strategies and philosophies of a business.
- Previous experience in leading a team
- Experience in developing strategy and implementing strategic interventions in a rapidly changing global and local context

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Achieving and exceeding the Company’s inflow margin and GP Rands as signed off at the seasonal business plan meetings
- Developing, influencing, and driving the business unit seasonal product and purchasing strategy in line with Company objectives (i.e., the Business Plan)
- Effectively influencing the selection of merchandise in line with the approved product matrix to meet the target customers’ needs in terms of price, quality and fashionability, to deliver to the Company’s agreed value proposition
- Ensuring that the correct suppliers are selected for the business unit & managed according to Company policies and procedures
- Determining and managing the merchandise procurement process to ensure on-time delivery as per the agreed Company critical path dates
- Ensuring that the appropriate product is selected and proposed to maximize sales in support of the agreed marketing, sales, and in-store visual merchandising plan
- Developing and influencing cross-functional partnerships with all specified key relationships (Planning, Marketing, Product Technology, Operations and Supply Chain functional areas)
- Leading & developing the Infants Buying Team (12 reports) by implementing sound people management practices, employee relations and a climate and culture of high performance.