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  • Posted: Aug 25, 2021
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    The Mr Price Group (MRPG) is a fashion value retailer, selling predominantly for cash. The Group retails Apparel, Homeware and Sportsware and is one of the fastest growing retailers in South Africa. Our History: 1885 - The first John Orrs store opens 1934 - The first Hub store opens 1952 - John Orrs is listed on the JSE 1967 - Acquisition of two Miladys s...
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    Brand Relations Manager Mr Price

    Purpose

    We’re looking for a dynamic, talented Brand Relations Project Manager to join our Brand team. If you are passionate about fashion, events and activations as well as developing PR, influencer, and marketing campaigns, then this role could be for you! Love building relationships, have a strong attention to detail and are a natural communicator? Then this is the role you’ve been looking for!

    Key responsibilities

    • Plan PR seasonal activity & calendar against brand objectives and strategy
    • Report on the effectiveness of all campaigns
    • Develop and maintain relationships with media/influencers
    • Assess sponsorship opportunities
    • Work with relevant teams to execute project requirements
    • Engage with merchant teams to arrange samples when required
    • Compile clear and concise briefs for campaigns, events, and projects
    • Assist in arranging all necessary elements for events and activations
    • Brief & execute press and influencer product drops to deliver against marketing objectives.
    • Plan and present activities relevant to portfolio
    • Manage budgets

    Requirements

    - As a prime candidate for this position, you should have a relevant Marketing/PR communications qualification.
    - A minimum of 2 - 3 years’ experience in a similar position preferably in a retail environment.
    - Good understanding of social media and digital marketing.
    - High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook and PowerPoint.
    - Advanced communication (written and verbal), organizational, and problem-solving skills.
    - Good Interpersonal skills
    - Attention to detail
    - Good operational and executional skills

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    Buyer

    Purpose

    To offer our customer mass market trend led fashionable, category and item dominant assortments of the wanted items for the season at great value on an ELDP (Every Day Low Prices) basis, with a focus in future to be in-house design led, driven by current trade.                                     

                                                   

    key responsibilities

    1. Current Trade:

    • Drive current trade through reaction and agility to ensure that planned sales are met or exceeded.

    • Develop proactive action plans that address product performance issues and action accordingly in collaboration with planner and feedback to management.

    • Communicate any changes from current trade that impact other departments such as resource, marketing and visual merchandising.

    • Monitor and manage sales by style, pre-production timelines orders and performance milestones to ensure delivery performance through reaction to current trade.

    • Manage Supplier relationships and resolve delivery issues with suppliers.

    • Conduct relevant competitor analysis and store visits and relay findings to the Buying Brand Merchant and team.                

                                   

    1. Post Mortem & Seasonal Strategy:

    • Compile and present to senior business leaders a post mortem on trade reports, including good, bad and ugly based, competitor analysis, supplier performance, actual product execution as well as marketing and trend feedback.

    • Formulate a sub category strategy that forms the basic of the seasonal assortment framework, ensuring item dominance and clarity of offer for our customer, incorporating trend and post mortem learns for the foundation of this strategy.

    • Formulate a seasonal Supplier strategy with your team, inclusive of the resource department that is well considered, risk balanced, allowing for an agile, highly reactive strategy whereby the golden rule forms the basic of the supplier partnership.

    • Compile and present to senior business leaders a seasonal strategy including sub cats against the determined.                

                                                         

    1. Assortment, Booking & Production:

    • Based on strategy calls, confirm trends, source samples and present range.

    • Confirm supplier roll up with the resource department.

    • Work with designers to ensure that graphics, artwork and CAD building are proactively briefed and produced timeously for review.

    • Responsible for assortment building in collaboration with planner, present back to Brand Merchants if applicable.

    • In collaboration with the greater team in preparing for review ensuring that the range is aligned with seasonal strategic objectives.

    • Prepare range and verify that all KPI’s, width & depth, PMO & sales targets are aligned.

    • Align the booking process with production timelines and in-store deliveries in collaboration with planner and resource.

    • Ensure the fit and pre-production sample process delivers the right quality for the right price, and is aligned with the production process and timelines.

    • Confirm and raise purchase orders and any amendments in full detail.

                                   

    1. Travel:

    • Travel locally and abroad to assess current market trends and provide detailed feedback accordingly.

    1. Team Commitment:

    • Contribute proactively in all team meetings and working sessions.

    • Provide direction and coaching to the Trainee Buyer and/or Junior Buyer.                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                                   

    Requirements

    1. Education:

    • Diploma/Degree: Fashion Design or Clothing Management.                                

    1. Experience:

    • 3 - 4 Years Buying Experience.

    • Manufacturing Experience (advantageous).

    1. Knowledge/ Skills:

    • Knowledge of Garment Construction, Fabrics, Fibres & Quality.

    • Trading Mentality.

    • Negotiation & Presentation Skills.

    • Product Knowledge.

    • Understanding of Merchandise Process.   

    Method of Application

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