Senior Buyer (Personal Care / Beauty)

Overview

Takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Senior Buyer (Personal Care / Beauty) to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people to join us. We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Divisional Buying Manager

Key responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive personal care strategy / plan to drive growth across the department in sales, brands, suppliers and new product listings.
• Drive innovation by sourcing and prioritizing new brands and suppliers according to this growth plan and in line with market trends and consumer demand.
• Deliver against key financial and service level performance indicators within the department (sales, margin, listings availability, stock cover etc.).
• Manage and develop supplier relationships, negotiate good prices, improve trading terms and manage suppliers according to strict SLAs.
• Develop a promotional programme, source great deals and manage site merchandising for the department.
• Support the operations team in delivering a world-class customer experience – monitor department returns, support the customer service team on product queries and help resolve any customer complaints.
• Manage stock and availability (including replenishment orders, stock cover).
• Deliver on customer experience within the department (ensuring products are delivered on time, supplier terms are aligned, product quality is managed etc.).

Attributes required

Qualifications and experience

The Environment

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If you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.

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