Senior Buyer: Lingerie
Listing reference: woolw_001017
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 9 December 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
To procure and deliver value in a balanced range of merchandise most wanted by the current and potential Woolworths customer.
Job description
- Analyse sales trends / history and formulate strategy, as well as provide input into Group strategy
- Research local and international markets and interpret trends for the Woolworths customer
- Procuring agreed ranges involving interdepartmental co-ordination
- Negotiating of cost prices resulting in value for money, selling price points and primary margins being achieved
- Implementing and maintaining quality standards regarding look and style of merchandise
- Adherence to critical path
- Growth and development of business
- Product development
- Range construction
- Assists with developing and coaching buyers’ assistants, trainees and assistant buyers
Minimum requirements
- Relevant retail/ business qualifications
- 5-8 years buying experience is essential
- Lingerie Buying experience with a sleepwear background would be preferable.
- Creativity, taste and flair: ensure that ranges are balanced and offer real choice to our customers
- Passion for Product / Merchandise
- Negotiation and influencing skills
- Merchant and retail ability demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the market place, competitors and customer needs
- Business acumen
- Team Player: ability and will to work co-operatively with others within a team and across departments towards a common objective
- Results driven and proactive
- Entrepreneurial
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Ability to present a well-balanced range
- Tolerance to change / ability to work under pressure
- Computer literate: ability to operate in a Windows-based environment
