Senior Buyer : Womenswear (12-month contract)

Senior Buyer : Womenswear (12-month contract)

Listing reference : woolw_

Listing status : Online

Apply by : 17 April 2025

Position summary

Industry : Wholesale & Retail Trade

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

Location : Cape Town

Contract : Fixed Term Contract

EE position : No

Introduction

Build a customer focused and profitable seasonal product strategy that aligns with the company strategy and brand filter, ensuring it is trend appropriate and commercially viable. Oversee the journey from product conception to in-store execution, ensuring a balanced range. Deliver on-brand product execution that appeals to our customer.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a departmental seasonal plan

Collaborate with Planning and Sourcing to develop product, fabric and trading strategy to ensure the delivery of relevant KPI’s.

Conduct workshops to develop an on-brand product range that is trend appropriate and meets customer expectations, incorporating local and international comparative analysis, intelligence, and benchmarking, with a clear intent of growth / exit product categories aligned with strategic goals.

Understand the Woolworths customer, incorporating quarterly updates from the customer team and utilizing First Insights.

Utilize EDITED, WGSN, and competitor store visits to understand the competitive landscape, range offering, product differentiation, and merchandising strategies.

Gain market insights and trial new products through overseas travel.

Optimize the customer experience in-store and online.

Develop action plans collaboratively with Planners to address product performance and relay feedback to management, including competitor landscape analysis.

Ensure skills transfer through leading, coaching, and mentorship to buyers and buyers assistants.

Minimum Requirements

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