Buyers Administrator - JD Sports at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Key Responsibilities:

• Administratively supporting all aspects of the buying process
• Ensuring timeous placement of orders onto the purchasing system
• Creating and updating Brand & Commodity Mapsheets, spreadsheets and reports
• Compiling Launch Calendars & managing all communications pertaining to this
• All preparations prior to presentations & meetings such as Strategy, Seasonal SWOT, Quarterly Range Reviews, VM- & Marketing meetings and Weekly Trade Reports
• Completing all administrative documentation that is related to loading products and images into, as well as creating order on the TFG system – focus being Buyplan & PMM
• Building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with Brands 
• Communicating with Brands to gather all information required to load product & create orders
• Processing of all amendments and communicating changes to relevant parties
• Supporting & Liaising DC’s, GMP & Customer service teams in resolving any issues or queries that occur daily (AD HOC)
• Managing orders through the critical path process
• Pulling of weekly reports on Last Week’s Performance & formulating trade feedback 
• Able to do a Comp Shop on their own 
• Key Liaison pertaining to product info between Merch- and the Marketing- & ONMI teams
• Taking Minutes & making Notes during all key meetings

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric, Higher Certificate or Diploma 
• Buying Admin experience 
• Understanding of the clothing retail Cycle and Buying Process
• Love of Sneaker Culture 
• Excel & PowerPoint proficient