Retail Buyer

1 week ago


Cape Town, South Africa PEP Africa Full time

**POSITION: BUYER (C4)**

**DEPARTMENT: BUYING**

**LOCATION: CAPE TOWN**

**PURPOSE OF THE POSITION**:To source and compile a range of commodities by ensuring that the commodities are acceptable to the PEP Africa consumer market. The commodities selected must contribute to the profit margin and price points of PEP Africa, in accordance with the departmental directive.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Range building (product sourcing & range development)
- Sales and style performance to plan
- PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
- Supplier management (sourcing and loading)
- Manage FOB inflation
- Product & strategy determination
- Product order management (administration)
- Budget management and OTB control
- Research target market and competition
- Ad-hoc assignments and projects as required

**JOB INCUMBENT REQUIREMENTS**
- Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Consumer Science, Clothing, Purchasing Management)
- 3 years’ experience as a fully-fledged Buyer
- Computer literacy - advanced Google Workspace
- Willingness to travel to and within Africa; China; USA and Europe
- Excellent planning, organizing and time management skills
- Ability to multi-task and deal with complexities; use initiative to solve problems
- South African citizen
- **Competencies required**: Honesty, Passion and Resourcefulness; Planning, Organizing and Control;
- Good communication skills; Building and maintaining relationships; Detail orientation; Problem Assessment;
- Analytical, Creative, Stress tolerance; Confidence & Decisiveness.


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