Buyer

Mr Price Group; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in South Africa is seeking a Retail Buyer to focus on building customer-focused product assortments. The ideal candidate will leverage market trends and data analysis to maximize sales and identify growth opportunities. Responsibilities include effective communication with Buyers assistants, developing seasonal strategies, and maintaining high-quality supplier relationships. A Degree or NQF Level 6/Diploma and 3 years of retail buying experience are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 3 Years Retail Buying experience.

Responsibilities

• Build customer focused product assortments to maximize sales and gross profit.
• Communicate expectations to Buyers assistants and ensure timely orders.
• Identify category growth opportunities through market analysis and trends.
• Develop a seasonal product strategy in line with company strategy.
• Maintain supplier relationships ensuring quality and delivery.
• Analyze current trade and make decisions to optimize sales.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Basic economic understanding of supply & demand

Technical product knowledge

Retail market & industry knowledge

Knowledge of current trends

Numerical skills

Communication skills (verbal & written)

Negotiation skills

Computer literacy

Conflict management

Business understanding of YCs business processes, MRPG Systems & Yuppiechefs's customer

Education

Degree or NQF Level 6 / Diploma

Job description

Job Description

Build customer focused product assortments for a designated portfolio, in order to maximize sales & gross profit, by sourcing quality, trend appropriate and commercially viable merchandise at the best price in line with the Company strategy.

Responsibilities

• Critical Path Management: Communicate expectations to Buyers assistants and determine a course of action to ensure that orders are placed timeously and critical path deadlines are met in order to achieve desired results for the department.
• New Business Growth & Opportunity: Identify category growth & opportunities for your portfolio/department, through testing new products by considering international & local market trends (through trend trips) & competitors (through comp shops), with our customer in mind to increase sales.
• Merchandise Strategy: Develop a seasonal product strategy for your portfolio/department, in line with company strategy (considering post-mortem and current trade analyses, PMO targets, pricing strategies, supplier strategies, marketing & digital, and fashion trends, etc.) in order to achieve department targets.
• Product Assortment: Build and present a balanced product assortment for the portfolio/department (considering sub cats, planned promotions, volume opportunities and marketing etc.) in line with seasonal strategies in order to meet department review plan targets.
• Resourcing & Quality: Build new and maintain existing supplier relationships, (considering our sustainability, resourcing and departmental supplier strategy) and quality standards in line with our brand DNA, thus ensuring high quality products are delivered on time and in full.
• Current Trade: Consistently analyse and react to current trade and product performance for your portfolio/department & make appropriate trade decisions in order to potentialize sales & minimize risk.

Qualifications

• Education: Degree or NQF Level 6 / Diploma.
• Experience: 3 Years Retail Buying experience.
• Knowledge/ Skills:
  • Commercial acumen.
  • Basic economic understanding of supply & demand.
  • Technical product knowledge.
  • Retail market & industry knowledge.
  • Knowledge of current trends.
  • Numerical skills.
  • Communication skills (verbal & written).
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Conflict management.
  • Business understanding of YCs business processes, MRPG Systems & Yuppiechefs's customer.

Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.