Buyer Yuppiechef

Pivot Services; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Yuppiechef, based in Westlake, Cape Town, is seeking a commercially driven Buyer to grow our Homeware category across retail and online channels. This is a commercially focused role shaping product strategy and supplier negotiations.

If you live and breathe interior trends and can balance beautiful design with strong margins, this is the role for you. You will thrive in a fast-paced omnichannel environment and contribute to category leadership.

Job description

Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Employer Mr Price Group

About the Role

Who we are Yuppiechef is South Africa's premier kitchen and homeware destination. Based in Westlake, Cape Town, with retail stores across major cities, we see ourselves as helping people find more moments of joy in their homes — through products that make daily life more comfortable, innovative, and beautiful. We do this through a seamless omnichannel experience, pairing world-class service with an obsessive eye for curation, both in-store and online. Who we’re looking for We’re looking for a commercially driven, design-forward Buyer to contribute to the growth of our Homeware category. If you live and breathe interior trends, have an instinctive sense of what South Africans want in their living spaces, and possess the analytical muscle to build balanced, high-margin, profitable product ranges across our retail and digital channels, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• What your role looks like: Reporting to the Merchandising Manager, you will take full commercial and aesthetic ownership of your homeware category. - Translate customer insights and Yuppiechef’s design handwriting into commercially viable product briefs for both premium third-party brands and private-label ranges. - Curate balanced, trend-forward homeware assortments that maximize gross margin and enhance brand equity. - Monitor weekly sales, margins, and stock turns against budgeted targets, proactively identifying top performers, slow movers, and inventory risks. - Partner with Merchandise Planners to manage Open-to-Buy (OTB), protect margins, and optimize inventory health across retail stores and digital channels. - Lead and present compelling range proposals and category reviews to senior leadership and cross-functional teams. - Partner closely with Visual Merchandising, Digital Marketing, and Studio/Content teams to ensure new homeware ranges are launched and showcased with high visual impact. - Manage sample logistics, critical path milestones, and supplier compliance standards.
• Who you’ll be working with You will collaborate directly with our Merchandising Planners, Retail Operations, Creative/Content teams, Suppliers and Logistics partners.
• We are a fast-moving, high-standard team with a genuine love for design, premium products and excellent customer experience.
• We take our numbers seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously — expect plenty of coffee, healthy discussion and a combined love for retail.
• Who you are You strike the rare balance between a sharp creative eye and an analytical business brain.
• You get just as excited about a gorgeous new homeware line as you do about a healthy gross margin percentage.
• You’re someone who:
• Knows what makes a homeware product both beautiful and commercially viable.
• Can spot emerging trends early and translate them into commercially successful ranges.
• Is comfortable diving into spreadsheets, sales reports, and inventory dashboards.
• Is an assertive, diplomatic negotiator who builds authentic supplier relationships.
• Thrives in a fast-paced omnichannel environment where speed to market matters.
• Understands the pressure and detail around complex ranges