Buyer I : Beauty (Brands)

Job category : Other : FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location : Cape Town

Contract : Permanent

EE position : No

Introduction

To assist in delivering profitable and sustainable growth for the department that is under-pinned by the Branded Beauty and group strategy. To enable key stakeholder relationships in order to deliver balanced branded ranges through a customer led process that meets and exceeds customer expectations within the agreed KPI’s.

o Conduct market and trend research and integrate customer understanding into agreed brand strategies and guidelines and the creation of a product tiering matrix.

o In conjunction with the team, conduct post-season analysis by class / sub-class (including key performance indicators, Competitor analysis, SWOT, Pareto and Quadrant analysis) as input in the development of the Group strategy and departmental operating plan

Responsibilities

• Conduct market and trend research and integrate customer understanding into agreed brand strategies and guidelines and the creation of a product tiering matrix.
• In conjunction with the team, conduct post-season analysis by class / sub-class (including key performance indicators, Competitor analysis, SWOT, Pareto and Quadrant analysis) as input in the development of the Group strategy and departmental operating plan.
• Provide input into the development of the 1-year operating plan.
• In-season trading in accordance to strategic KPIs.
• Conduct weekly and monthly performance analysis and develop detailed action in collaboration with planning team to ensure departmental KPI’s are met and exceeded.
• Identify opportunities within these seasons to maximise profit and grow market share.
• Assist Buyer II / Senior Buyer to manage supplier / brand strategy to deliver Group KPI’s.
• Aid the execution of agreed marketing and operational support for Brands at all locations / channels.
• Onboard and Exit Brands within required timelines.

Stakeholder Management

Qualifications

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