Graduate Jobs at Truworths

Job Description  

 A Trainee Sourcing Coordinator is someone who has experience with a clothing supplier or fashion retailer. In addition this person needs to be highly organized, a “go getter” who loves fashion and can negotiate for our buying teams.

This position will be based at our Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities  

•  Taking effective briefs from Buyers
• Negotiating and liaising with suppliers, local and international
• Managing strict deadlines
• Liaising with key stakeholders to meet required standards
• Work with Buying and Quality teams to achieve fashionable products

Qualifications and Experience  

•  Tertiary qualification:
• Clothing technology correlated work experience
• Strong organisational skills
• Knowledge of product supply and manufacturing

Competencies 

•    Excellent communication skills
• Assertiveness and influencing ability
• Highly energetic

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Job Description    

Being creative is your game; you thrive on designing original artworks and branding in line with fashion trend. Keeping up to date with the latest graphics and print direction shown on the catwalks, tradeshows and key influencing brands is what drives you. In this role you will work closely with Buyers; Fashion Designers; Manufacturers; Printers and Mills to create fashionable prints that reflect each brands unique DNA. This opportunity is based at our Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

• To design placement graphics, branding and all over prints for a variety of fabric types and garment styles
• Research print and fashion trends internationally and locally to determine key new direction in prints and graphics.
• Advise Buyers and Designers on how to interpret the latest trends into fashionable graphics for the South African market
• Be involved in preparing graphics and prints for production from a technical perspective

Qualifications and Experience

•     Graphic Design, Surface/textile design, Fashion Design or a related qualification
• Technical ability to design graphics for fashion garments and fabrics
• A basic understanding of various print techniques e.g. Screen prints, digital prints
• Knowledgeable and up to date on the latest branding and graphics for the season
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign

Competencies    

• Being involved and hands on with suggestions for styling details, branding and graphics
• Using computer aided design work as well as freehand sketching on programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, etc.

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Job Description    

Trend spotting is your game; you thrive on researching the hottest trends. Keeping up to date with the latest celebs, bloggers, influencers and designers is what drives you. You influence the unique look and feel of the various brands through your design skills and research ability. Working closely with the Buyer, as a team, you make sure to give the consumer the trendiest product for the season. This opportunity is based at our Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

• Researching product trends internationally and locally and interpreting this for the SA market
• Assisting the buyers with building their ranges, reflecting new and exciting but commercial colour palettes, fabrics and key looksYou will be responsible for specific areas of design but will work as part of a team on adhoc design projects
• The possibility to visit international Trade Fairs and the fashion capitals of the world to gather information on upcoming trends suitable for the SA market

Qualifications and Experience    

• Fashion design qualification or related qualification
• Fabric and garment construction knowledge
• Graphic design knowledge would be of great benefit to assist the buying teams in their product development

Competencies  

•  Being involved and hands on with suggestions for styling details, branding and graphics
• Using computer aided design work as well as freehand sketching on programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, etc.

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Job Description    

A stitch out of place, a slip of the seam – you find a way to fix it! As a Garment Technologist, you ensure we maintain a high standard of fashionable quality for the consumer. Your technical knowledge and attention to detail aid you in making solid garment construction recommendations to maintain the quality standards of the business. This opportunity is based at our Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

• Setting and maintaining of quality standards for the business
• Supporting suppliers in achieving the quality standards expected by Truworths
• Supporting and advising buying team in fit stages from design to manufacturing
• Approving merchandise for production
• Managing and reducing customer returns
• Product development

Qualifications and Experience   

• Tertiary qualification: clothing technology or related work experience
• Supplier experience is an added advantage

Competencies    

• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Assertiveness and influencing ability

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Job Description    

• We have an exciting opportunity available for a Trainee Planner role on our Merchant Training Programme. As a Fashion Planner, you are the power behind the money. You play a key role in the company’s purchasing environment. As a natural trader, you will utilise your analytical skills, coupled with your strong numeric ability, to analyse and forecast financial and product trends to support the ultimate goals of the organisation. You enjoy engaging with technology and various systems with the aim to innovate and improve processes. This role will be based at our head office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

•   Business analysis
•   Sales forecasting
•   Stock management
•   Margin and markdown management
•   Developing and monitoring the financial plans that support product ranges
•   Strategic input on product
•   Optimising merchandise performance

Qualifications and Experience    

•   B.Com, B.SC or other numerate tertiary qualilfication

Competencies    

•   Numerical, analytical and organisational skills
•   Systems and technology orientation

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Job Description    

• We have an exciting job opportunity for a Trainee Buyer role on our Merchant Training Programme. You are all about fashion! You take inspiration from international style trends and apply it to your range to ensure you provide the South African consumer with the hottest fashion looks. Your negotiation skills, creative flair and strong administrative skills are critical to your success to grow as a Buyer. This role will be based at our head office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

•   Creative and conceptual input
•   Develop fashion ranges that are fashion forward to meet our customers needs
•   Product design and construction
•   Combine trend information with commercial awareness
•   Constant product analysis
•   Optimising relationships with suppliers
•   Negotiation
•   Managing budgets

Qualifications and Experience    

•   Creative qualification
•   Preferably fashion degree/ diploma

Competencies    

•   A passion for the world of fashion
•   Strong negotiation skills

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Job Description    

• As a Trainee Risk Analyst, you have the amazing opportunity for an entry level role with plenty of growth opportunities! Truworths, South Africa's leading retailer is looking for a BBusSci/BSc/Act Sci or Bcom Investment graduate (strong Mathematics/ Statistics) with strong academic record to join our team of Risk Analysts. This opportunity is based at our Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

•  Investigating data integrity issues, testing assumptions and validating analytical results
•  Analysing strategy changes and determining impact on areas of application and account management strategies
•  Presenting ideas via reports and presentations, outlining findings and making recommendations for improvements
•  Forecasting and monitoring implemented strategies using statistical techniques
•  Project managing the implementation of strategy changes into live systems
•  Developing predictive models aimed at the optimisation of profit in decision-making

Qualifications and Experience    

•  Strong ability in analytics, commercial thinking and presenting and communicating information

Competencies    

•  Skilled at manipulating and analysing data using SAS, SQL or other data analysis tools for complex modelling purposes or forecasting exposure to predictive analytics processes such as linear regression, decision trees, clustering, scoreboard building