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Job Description

• Analyse key Sourcing and Supply Chain metrics within the division in order to identify opportunities for process and efficiency enhancements throughout the supply chain pipeline. 
• Lead and engage with key stakeholders in order to prepare and implement enhancement projects. 
• Partner with the Supply Chain and Sourcing teams in the delivery of the strategy, objectives and standards.

Responsibilities
Analysis and Investigation        

• Monitor and analyse the key metrics across Supply Chain and Sourcing in order to measure performance and highlight potential risk or opportunities to the business. 
• Investigate ways in which to enhance business processes, improve efficiencies and reduce costs / waste in the pipeline for optimal results and to maximize additional profitability opportunities
• Provide support to sourcing and merch on queries regarding port lead days, ship by dates & closure periods

Communication and Reporting        

• Communication to merch and sourcing  on delays of shipments and to quantify affect of the order book
• Communication with Shipping team on light load approvals, container and shipping issues   
• Communicate and implement process across key stakeholders on goods at returns dept or United due to recalls/SOR/Quality defects                                 
• Compile evaluate and analyse reports on key measures across supply chain to maintain agility and optimization                                                                                        

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain / Logistics
• Minimum 4 Years of experience
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel, Supply Chain and Sourcing, Analytical Thinking, Organisational Skills, Effective Communication, Relationship Management, Process Orientation, Project Management, Presentation Skills
• Overall Business Acumen

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Job Description

• The Responsible Sourcing Manager plays a key role in reducing risk to Mr Price by ensuring that factories and suppliers develop, implement, and regularly update responsible strategic plans. The role includes oversight, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on compliance impact.

Responsibilities
Research & Strategy Development

• Keep abreast of best responsible business practices per region, to reduce risk and drive supplier compliance
• Research on New factories for production on new products in collaboration with sourcing.
• Create regional and supplier-based compliance-readiness strategies based on research and PM's.
• Develop and implement responsible and sustainable sourcing strategy and program, including relevant policies, standards, and processes.

Compliance Implementing & Monitoring

• Ensure suppliers have a strategy towards BBEE and factory social compliance
• Assist supplier in execution of supplier strategy for BBEE compliance and factory social compliance and update on progress
• Support and give guidance to supplier on action plans to remediation and communicate progress
• Support suppliers and Merch team in achieving specific factory manufacturing and social compliance with regards to special DTR brands agreements

Communication and Reporting

• Communication to Directors on progress of BBEE and factory social compliance and highlight risk areas
• Prepare Board reporting with regards to compliance
• Prepare reports in response to ADHOC raids and factory compliance issues
• Build strong and strategic relationships with suppliers
• Plan, prepare and execute Seasonal readiness strategy of suppliers and their factories
• Collaborate with Sourcing and Merchandise teams to support product strategy timeously

Qualifications

• A completed Degree or Diploma in Clothing Management or related 
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in a mid- to senior-management role in Responsible Sourcing, Ethical Sourcing, or Sustainability, preferably within the fashion, clothing manufacturing, or retail sector. Experience in factory or ethical sourcing from other industries will also be considered
• Experience in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and compliance training across international and South African contexts
• Demonstrated success in managing complex multi-stakeholder programs and developing policies and standard operating procedures
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions and navigate ambiguity with minimal oversight or direction
• High ethical standards and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Technical knowledge and understanding of Compliance, Social Audits, Sustainability, Ethical Sourcing Principles, Social Responsibility Standards, BBBEE
• You demonstrate strong awareness of global and local supply chain sustainability issues and actively apply best practices

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Job Description

• The purpose of this role is to collaborate and implement as well as monitor and evaluate the business processes & practices to ensure that Responsible Sourcing is enabled.

Responsibilities
Compliance:

• Analysis, approvals and elevations of audits
• Analysis, approval and elevations of CAPS trackers. Management of on-boarding documents and process together with sourcing team.
• Uploading of social audits and CAPS (Corrective Action Plans) on the share drive.
• Analysis, approvals and elevations of BBBEE requests/updates to finance
• Factory spot-checking / visits (at least 50% travel entailed), ensuring all factories are compliant under the four pillars (Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Environment, business ethics) and are abiding to legal business compliancy. This will include conducting factory visits with sourcing team to establish social compliance and production capabilities of potential new suppliers.
• Development of corrective action plan with supplier based on factory audit. Monitoring of issues raised to ensure closure within agreed timeframes
• Conduct supplier meetings (face-to-face/online)
• DTR - FAMA compliance and validity
• DTR Updates and requirements and updates
• Labelling requirements - future proof (training / informing / fact finding)
• LOA's – assess legal requirements/product specs
• Constant communication with suppliers and their factories. Feedback to merchandise, sourcing and ethical trade team on risk profiles and trends in supply base where necessary.
• Keep abreast of international compliance standards and testing processes to maintain overall compliance in the following areas (Labour Law, Health and Safety, Environment and business ethics).
• Raise the level of awareness of responsible sourcing with roll out of ethical buying training across the divisions.

Supplier Onboarding and Relationship building:

• Management of suppliers and factories to derive risk profile of all suppliers in our supply chain.
• Create and maintain transparent supplier relationships in order to build long-term, sustainable improvements in our supply chain.

Training

• Ensure supply chain is monitored and evaluated and provide clear regular overviews to vendors of their compliance status and corrective action plans.
• Conduct training workshops for suppliers to address issues of non-compliance and visibility.
• Provide practical guidance and training for suppliers on driving sustainable improvements.

Qualifications

• Diploma in clothing management preferrably. (Occupational Health & Safety Training) Compliance Training (International and SA)
• 3-5 Years or more experience
• Clothing production management advantageous; International development, general business acumen; stakeholder engagement; supply chain compliance

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Job Description

• The overall purpose of this role is to monitor and control inventory processes, to optimise the flow of inventory through the DC, ensuring that quality and accuracy is maintained.

Responsibilities

Inventory Accuracy and optimization

• Coordination and planning of inventory flow through the DC 
• Carrying out action plans that will ensure accuracy of the WMS.
• Working with the production team to ensure optimization within processes.
• Liaising with stakeholders when necessary regarding issues or communications. These include internal DC, IT teams, couriers, divisional teams, suppliers, customers, auditors and stores/store Inventory Teams.
• Monitoring of exceptions (variances between the warehouse WMS system, and the Host/ERP system) and feeding back to Durban DC Inventory team, management and production teams with findings/recommendations.

Inventory Control

• Monitoring quality control processes and ensuring that all risk areas are monitored through controls.
• Researching, raising call logs, follow-up, and conducting investigations into processes aiming to continuously improve them.
• Reconciling inventory through investigations, adjustments, ensuring integrity and accuracy of the stock management system.
• Monitoring admin and inventory process controls, and driving inventory accuracy within internal departments by identifying trends and raising this with management.
• Control perpetual inventory stock counting / inventory; Providing assistance to internal and external audits teams.
• Monitor overstocks and stock ageing and communicating with production team to clear stock.
• Implement improvement processes and systems to reduce inventory issues.
• Work with the Inventory Lead to ensure cycle counts are controlled and monitored.
• Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved.
• Write and maintain accurate written procedures for all main inventory control processes and functions.
• Monitor store queries, and where spikes are detected, investigate further.
• Monitor Stock in Transit (to the DC) and ensure all transfers are with specified ageing window.
• Work collaboratively with the Durban warehouse inventory team.
• Support warehouse managers when required.

Characteristics Required

• Excel Advanced level
• Sound knowledge of inventory and admin procedures.
• Attention to detail
• Information seeking
• Good with analysis of stock/inventory.
• Good problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication skills (verbally and in writing)
• Self-disciplined and motivated
• Supply Chain insight and focus
• Systems process understanding

Qualifications
Qualification 

• Relevant inventory management and business administration qualification

Experience

• 2-3 years’ experience in DC environment + 3 years in inventory control experience.

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Job Description

• A Store Manager will lead a team of passionate associates in maximizing store sales/turnover, ensuring the stock loss benchmark is maintained and managing the administration of the store.

Responsibilities

• Promote sales. 
• Manage stock, and control expenses to meet business targets. 
• Achieve and/or exceed the required targets that are set out for the store. 
• Use store resources effectively to maintain the productivity of the store. 
• Encompass a thorough knowledge of stock and management of policies and procedures. 
• Act as the custodian of all company policies and procedures to ensure standards are met. 
• Assume accountability for the management and the training of all staff. 
• Maintaining the company culture by treating staff in a respectful and professional manner. 
• Ensure all interaction with customers results in an above-average customer service level. 
• Monitor the cleanliness and hygiene store and staff accordingly to ensure that it adheres to the relevant laws and company standards. 

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12, Mathematics an advantage 
• 2 years’ experience in a Retail Store Management or Assistant Store Manager role preferably in a similar retail  environment. 
• Excellent business English, both verbal and written  

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Job Description

• An Assistant Manager is accountable for relieving the Store Manager in their absence and assists in maintaining company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security.

Responsibilities

• Banking of money 
• Relieve store manager 
• Maintain company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security 
• Ensure compliance of all company procedures 
• Assist store manager in management of staff
• Ensure front end controls are in place 
• Oversee the cash office 
• Minimize stock loss Customer Service 
• Introduce sales initiatives to reach store targets

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 (Mathematics an advantage) or NQF Level 4 
• Previous experience managing people 
• Previous experience managing a department 
• Previous clothing retail experience would be highly advantageous 
• Strong communication skills 
• Strong admin skills 
• Decision maker
• Organizational skills 
• Planning 
• Maintain productivity
• Leadership 
• Enthusiastic
• Ethical and great integrity 
• Honesty 
• Proactive 
• Self-motivated

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Job Description

• A Store Manager will lead a team of passionate associates in maximizing store sales/turnover, ensuring the stock loss benchmark is maintained and managing the administration of the store.

Responsibilities

• Promote sales. 
• Manage stock, and control expenses to meet business targets. 
• Achieve and/or exceed the required targets that are set out for the store. 
• Use store resources effectively to maintain the productivity of the store. 
• Encompass a thorough knowledge of stock and management of policies and procedures. 
• Act as the custodian of all company policies and procedures to ensure standards are met. 
• Assume accountability for the management and the training of all staff. 
• Maintaining the company culture by treating staff in a respectful and professional manner. 
• Ensure all interaction with customers results in an above-average customer service level. 
• Monitor the cleanliness and hygiene store and staff accordingly to ensure that it adheres to the relevant laws and company standards. 

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12, Mathematics an advantage 
• 2 years’ experience in a Retail Store Management or Assistant Store Manager role preferably in a similar retail  environment. 
• Excellent business English, both verbal and written  

go to method of application »

Job Description

• An Assistant Manager is accountable for relieving the Store Manager in their absence and assists in maintaining company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security.

Responsibilities

• Banking of money 
• Relieve store manager 
• Maintain company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security 
• Ensure compliance of all company procedures 
• Assist store manager in management of staff
• Ensure front end controls are in place 
• Oversee the cash office 
• Minimize stock loss Customer Service 
• Introduce sales initiatives to reach store targets

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 (Mathematics an advantage) or NQF Level 4 
• Previous experience managing people 
• Previous experience managing a department 
• Previous clothing retail experience would be highly advantageous 
• Strong communication skills 
• Strong admin skills 
• Decision maker
• Organizational skills 
• Planning 
• Maintain productivity
• Leadership 
• Enthusiastic
• Ethical and great integrity 
• Honesty 
• Proactive 
• Self-motivated

go to method of application »

Job Description

• An Assistant Manager is accountable for relieving the Store Manager in their absence and assists in maintaining company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security.

Responsibilities

• Banking of money 
• Relieve store manager 
• Maintain company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security 
• Ensure compliance of all company procedures 
• Assist store manager in management of staff
• Ensure front end controls are in place 
• Oversee the cash office 
• Minimize stock loss Customer Service 
• Introduce sales initiatives to reach store targets

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 (Mathematics an advantage) or NQF Level 4 
• Previous experience managing people 
• Previous experience managing a department 
• Previous clothing retail experience would be highly advantageous 
• Strong communication skills 
• Strong admin skills 
• Decision maker
• Organizational skills 
• Planning 
• Maintain productivity
• Leadership 
• Enthusiastic
• Ethical and great integrity 
• Honesty 
• Proactive 
• Self-motivated

go to method of application »

Job Description

• An Assistant Manager is accountable for relieving the Store Manager in their absence and assists in maintaining company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security.

Responsibilities

• Banking of money 
• Relieve store manager 
• Maintain company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security 
• Ensure compliance of all company procedures 
• Assist store manager in management of staff
• Ensure front end controls are in place 
• Oversee the cash office 
• Minimize stock loss Customer Service 
• Introduce sales initiatives to reach store targets

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 (Mathematics an advantage) or NQF Level 4 
• Previous experience managing people 
• Previous experience managing a department 
• Previous clothing retail experience would be highly advantageous 
• Strong communication skills 
• Strong admin skills 
• Decision maker
• Organizational skills 
• Planning 
• Maintain productivity
• Leadership 
• Enthusiastic
• Ethical and great integrity 
• Honesty 
• Proactive 
• Self-motivated