Buying Manager (Homeware) at Salt South Africa

Job description

Reports To: Head of Retail

The Role:

• Ensure the Customer is at the heart of everything that we do
• Be accountable for delivery to all KPI’s including sales and stock targets.
• Through in depth market and data analysis create a strategy that brings the world’s best product to customers exclusively and at the right price to drive continued profitable sales growth.
• Be first to market through monitoring of global and local markets.
• Manage your team to ensure effective delivery to all strategic intents.
• Partner with the Sourcing team to ensure delivery of private label merchandise delivers to retail strategy against pricing, margin and assortment.
• Be accountable for securing and managing key accounts and maintain strong working relationships to negotiate best price, great value offers and exclusive stock.
• Working closely with the retail analyst to gain insight through data analytics to trade stock ensuring wins are being capitalised on and poor performers are being managed out.
• Partner with the Retail Analyst jointly analyse the data to create a customer centric and profitable promotional strategy.
• Lead by example to ensure your team use the client’s values to drive behaviours and decisions.
• Collaborate effectively with internal teams to deliver a world class customer experience through all platforms of engagement including, web content, marketing, social and customer support.
• Partner with the logistics team to ensure the retail team supports the on time and accurate delivery of stock
• Motivate and develop your team, while ensuring appropriate succession planning.

Key Requirements

• Matric (grade 12) exemption
• Relevant Diploma or Degree in Fashion, Marketing, Design, BSC or BComm
• 8+ years’ experience in retail
• Competency in MS Office packages specifically in excel
• Deep knowledge and understanding of retail maths
• Proven ability in analytics & logical interpretation of data