Superbalist Senior Buyer at Superbalist.com

Description

• As a Senior Buyer you will contribute to the continued growth of Superbalist as manager of a number of categories within a department whilst managing members of the team. Your primary accountability is to build balanced range assortments, negotiating the best price and securing the right depth to deliver a desirable fashion offer targeted at a millennial customer.

Reports To

• Buying Manager (Apartment)

The Role

• Be accountable for ensuring the Superbalist Customer is at the heart of everything that we do.
• Work with seasonal trend guides using internal as well as external resources to deliver the best of fast fashion that drives sales growth, and also entrenches Superbalist as the fashion authority in South Africa.
• Always be ahead of the competition and be the first to market by closely and obsessively monitoring global and local markets via social media, in-house tools, local competitive shopping and general web browsing.
• Collaborate closely with your retail planner to create balanced assortments in the right depth across the right items to optimise sell-through .
• Confidently compile and present quarterly product strats, range reviews and post seasonals to retail heads, supported by sales, customer and trend data.
• Manage the product process from design, briefing, development and sealing to go live on site.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to negotiate best price, great value offers and exclusive stock and brands
• Analyse and interpret data continuously to drive the right purchasing decisions; be adaptable and nimble enough to ensure all actions and reactions meet the demands of the customer.
• Monitor stock, sales, margin and assortment to ensure delivery of KPI’s.
• Compile weekly trade feedback reports and present to your manager every Monday.
• Support the customer team in delivering a world class customer experience in product delivery & service.
• Manage and mentor buyers and assistant buyers within your team, creating a cohesive , results driven environment to support optimal performance and personal development.

Key Requirements

• Matric (grade 12) exemption
• Relevant Diploma or Degree in Fashion, Marketing, Design, BSC or BComm
• 8+ years’ experience in retail, preferably within ecommerce, and 3 years experience in furniture buying specifically.
• 2+ years’ experience in managing a small team
• Competency in MS Office packages specifically in excel
• Deep knowledge and understanding of retail maths
• Proven ability in analytics & logical interpretation of data