Shoe City invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for their Buyer – Footwear vacancy. The closing date for applications is 04 November 2024. This is your chance to join a dynamic and fast-paced retail environment!
🏢 Job Description
Location: Krugersdorp
Department: Buying
Job Type: Permanent
Brand: Shoe City
Reporting To: Manager
An exciting opportunity has opened up at Shoe City Support Office within the Merchandise department for a Buyer. The ideal candidate is proactive, assertive, and a confident go-getter. Your role will involve the procurement and building of the footwear range in line with company strategies, adding strategic value to the brand.
📚 Qualifications
- Essential: Grade 12 certificate or equivalent.
- Advantageous: Diploma or bachelor’s degree in a related field.
💡 Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Essential:
- Minimum of 5 years proven retail experience in footwear buying/procurement or experience within the footwear manufacturing environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of footwear constructions and materials.
- Proficiency in the latest Google packages (Slides & Sheets).
- Ability to travel internationally.
Desirable:
- Passion for staying updated with the latest trends.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent relationship-building and networking skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Assertive and deadline-focused.
- Flexible, able to work under pressure, and maintain a positive attitude.
- Excellent time management, organizing, administrative, and presentation skills.
- Strong sense of integrity, honesty, and ethics.
🔑 Key Responsibilities
- Achieve Financial Goals: Exceed the Company’s inflow margin and GP Rands as outlined in seasonal business plan meetings.
- Seasonal Strategy: Drive and execute the seasonal product and purchasing strategy.
- Trend Research: Research and understand seasonal trends in line with the target market.
- Product Range: Build a competitive product range according to the purchasing strategy.
- Supplier Management: Source and select the correct supplier for the appropriate product category and manage them according to Company policies and procedures.
- Procurement Administration: Execute procurement administration timely to meet target dates in the critical supply chain path.
- Quality Compliance: Ensure compliance with agreed quality specifications and standards.
- Cross-Functional Partnerships: Develop and influence partnerships with all specified key relationships.
🌟 About Us
Who we are is because of our people. They are our greatest asset. TFG is an internationally diversified retail portfolio of 34 speciality lifestyle and apparel brands that inspire our customers to live their best lives. Our vision is to create the most remarkable omnichannel experiences for our customers. TFG is more than a workplace; it’s a launchpad for your growth. Join us and explore endless growth opportunities across our diverse brands.
We’re the designers, the makers, the shakers, and the teams behind the scenes. Are you with us?
💼 About the Team
The finance team at TFG provides top-tier financial support and expertise across the business. This includes budget and expense control, inventory control, tax, compliance, cash flow, audits, trading and non-trading accounts, asset management, and reporting. Working collaboratively, they ensure the business runs smoothly and efficiently.
📋 How to Apply
Interested? Apply by 04 November 2024 and join a dynamic and growing team. Send your CV and relevant qualifications Here.