Retail Buyer - Durban, South Africa - Pro Select Consulting

Pro Select Consulting
Pro Select Consulting
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Durban, South Africa

3 weeks ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Key Responsibilities:


  • Achieve or surpass planned sales by dynamically responding to current trade through agility.
  • Develop proactive action plans to address product performance issues in collaboration with the planner and report to management accordingly.
  • Communicate changes in current trade that impact other departments, such as resource, marketing, and visual merchandising.
  • Monitor and manage sales by style, preproduction timelines, orders, and performance milestones to ensure delivery performance through rapid response to current trade.
  • Manage supplier relationships and resolve delivery issues with suppliers.
  • Conduct relevant competitor analysis and store visits, sharing findings with the greater team.
  • Present a postmortem on trade reports to senior business leaders, including competitor analysis, supplier performance, actual product execution, marketing, and trend feedback.
  • Formulate a subcategory strategy as the foundation of the seasonal assortment framework, incorporating trend and postmortem learnings.
  • Develop a seasonal supplier strategy with the team and the resource department, ensuring a wellconsidered, riskbalanced approach.
  • Compile and present a seasonal strategy, including subcategories, to senior business leaders.
  • Confirm trends, source samples, and present the range based on strategy calls.
  • Confirm supplier rollup with the resource department.
  • Work with designers to proactively brief and produce graphics, artwork, and CAD building for timely review.
  • Be responsible for assortment building, presenting back to seniors if applicable.
  • Collaborate with the team in preparing for review, ensuring the range aligns with seasonal strategic objectives.
  • Prepare the range, verifying that all KPIs, width & depth, PMO, and sales targets are aligned.
  • Align the booking process with production timelines and instore deliveries in collaboration with the planner and resource.
  • Ensure the fit and preproduction sample process delivers the right quality for the right price, aligning with production timelines.
  • Confirm and raise purchase orders and any amendments in full detail.
  • Travel locally and abroad to assess current market trends and provide detailed feedback.
  • Contribute proactively in all team meetings and working sessions.
  • Provide direction and coaching to juniors.
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Education:Diploma/Degree:
Fashion Design or Clothing Management.


Experience:

Years Buying Experience.

  • Manufacturing Experience (advantageous).

Knowledge/ Skills required:


  • Knowledge of Garment Construction, Fabrics, Fibres & Quality.
  • Entrepreneurial Mentality.
  • Negotiation & Presentation Skills.
  • Product Knowledge.
  • Understanding of Merchandise Process.
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