Trending Jobs at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Key Responsibilities:

• Create look and feel for seasonal merchandise, based on global trend and key lessons learnt (includes direction on silhouette, styling and fabric, print and colour). Essential to have a commercial eye and be able to interpret international trends for the customer
• Incorporate brand handwriting / personality into the ranges
• Briefing graphic designer and outwork team on trend and branding direction
• Present and Develop Key Items for Foschini retail team for the upcoming season taking key platform fabrics and price points into consideration 
• This individual is also responsible for monitoring weekly sales and continuous developments throughout the season ensuring that the brand remains relevant and in line with consumer demand
• Provide comprehensive and technical CAD drawings and tech packs, to ensure relevant and cost-effective product
• Provide effective test options in order to establish new product categories, and relevant iterations on existing product lines.
• Provide the buying teams with regular relevant and aspirational trend information that is brand right
• Managing the design process throughout the critical path -from briefing patternmaker thoroughly and working closely with all internal customers (merchandise, fabric, pattern and sample room teams) to ensure that samples are effectively executed
• This individual needs to ensure all garments purchased meet the retail customer’s satisfaction with regards to quality and costs

 Qualifications and Experience:

• Tertiary qualification in Fashion Design
• Relevant work experience of 5 years in a design role
• Manufacturing and supplier experience beneficial
• Practical knowledge of garment construction, fabrics and trims

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Key Responsibilities:

• Create Pattern on computer using Lectra and available references 
• Liaise with Designer on requirements 
• Communicate with Sample Room on requirements 
• Measure Garments 
• Grading 
• Attend Fit Sessions with Designer 
• Liaise with retail Technologist 
• Handle queries from factories 

Qualifications and Experience:

• Tertiary qualification in Fashion Design/Pattern Design equivalent
• Has proven competency in Pattern Making (3-5 years) 
• For this position experience on the Lectra windows system would be advantageous

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Key Responsibilities:

• Administratively supporting all aspects of the buying process
• Ensuring timeous placement of orders onto the purchasing system
• Maintaining a control system for the sample room
• Compiling, balancing, and updating spreadsheets and reports
• Maintaining quality assurance control and audit of samples
• All preparations prior to presentations 
• Completing all administrative documentation that is related to loading products into the TFG system
• Building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers
• Communicating with suppliers to gather all information required to load product
• Processing of all amendments and communicating changes to relevant parties
• Supporting the customer service team in resolving product and order queries and complaints and product sourcing and pricing queries
• Managing orders through the critical path process
• Pulling of weekly reports on incoming stock and liaising with suppliers for keep samples 
• Managing sample process between retail and production
• Prepping of product and documents for quarterly SWOT's 
• Able to do a Comp Shop on their own 
• Pulling samples / images for weekly sales reports or product meetings as requested by the buyer
• Assisting Buyers with order placements
• Maintaining the retail sample room
• Assist with coordination of QA samples 

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric, Higher Certificate or Diploma 
• Buying Admin experience 
• Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or similar role would be advantageous 
• Understanding of the clothing retail Cycle and Buying Process 
• A good working knowledge of the current computer software packages (knowledge of Excel, Word & E-mail would be preferable).

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Responsibilities:  

• Be in touch with the latest mobile/ technology 
• Manage assets 
• Deliver and maintain a great customer brand experience 
• Grow cellular sales turnover 
• Drive high operational standards 
• Implement visual display principles 
• Ensure effective administration management (process) 

Qualifications: 

• A Grade 12 qualification 
• Retail cellular experience (essential) 

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Responsibilities:  

• The ability to support the store management team to provide outstanding leadership to the store team. 
• Ensures the team executes operational excellence through a customer centric mindset. 
• Generating high levels of motivation and commitment within the store. 
• Allocate time effectively; handle multiple tasks and completing priorities. 
• Provide input and manage merchandise and visual principles. 
• Drive performance through the store KPI’s (e.g. turnover, rewards, new accounts, visuals. etc). 

Qualification: 

• A Matric certificate. 

Skills: 

• Minimum 3 years retail experience with a minimum of 1 year store leadership experience. 
• High flexibility and ability to adapt to different customers and situations. 
• A high sense of urgency with demonstrated ability to work independently. 
• High flexibility and ability to adapt to different customers. 
• An outstanding leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business. 
• Ensure customer satisfaction by executing our customer service strategy and fulfilling the demands of our customers. 
• Strategic Sales Planning 
• Managing the Sales Process 
• Customer Value Management 

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Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the content, quality and navigation of the online store and communication channels, to deliver the best customer journey.
• To Build, Execute, Analyse and report on all digital marketing campaigns & content across channels.
• To deliver on Omni KPIS using all levers, engaging content, site & storefront.
• Manage customer acquisition and retention.
• Accountable for brand campaign management – includes the execution of digital campaigns & the full suite of digital channel reporting
• To align digital content across all digital channels. 
• Manage content calendars together with merchants.
• Liaise across Buying, Marketing and Bash

Experience & Qualification: 

• Digital marketing/ Marketing/ Ecommerce qualification
• 5 years experience in ecommerce/omni platforms
• Experience working in cross functional teams
• Experience with content creation

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Key Responsibilities:

• Execution of an operations strategy for the production lines that is aligned to the strategic objectives of TFG D&M.  This would involve the objectives, quality, speed, dependability, flexibility, and the most cost-effective solution to plan
• Ensures that production planning meetings, production activities, machine preventative maintenance, and maintenance plans are adhered to, maintaining product quality and adhering to budgets 
• Manages and motivates a team, with a high focus on continuous improvement
• Review financial statements, activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity to determine areas needing cost reduction and improvements 
• Achieve required efficiencies
• Achieve financial targets
• Achieve on time
• In full
• Delivery conformance
• Quality
• Lean manufacturing
• 5S
• Drive continuous improvement
• Drive skills development
• Alignment of TFG values
• Drive a performance-based culture

Qualification and Experience:

• Qualification in Clothing Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or relevant qualification
• 5 – 10 years’ experience in a similar role
• Clothing Manufacturing Experience, Lean Manufacturing Principles and Practices, TPM, TQM and Quick Response 
• Microsoft Office and MIS exposure an advantage

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Key Responsibilities:

Sales maximization 

• Maintain and increase sales 
• Ensure staff are aware of new stock and can answer product related questions 
• Ensure no quotation remains on the system for more than 7 days 
• Ensure available stock is pushed and sold 
• Ensure targets are met and business growth ensured 

Providing excellent customer service at all times 

• Ensure customer expectations are exceeded 
• Ensure that all customers are receiving service of the highest quality and standards 
• Ensure all queries have been attended to 
• Ensure that all customers have been contacted and that follow up notes are made on individual orders 
• Ensure all Coricraft values are lived and for all staff to attain the level of excellence require 

Basic administration 

• Ensure the customer receives the correct products and delivery process is run in a smoother manner. 
• Ensure that no new orders are without a deposit for longer than 3 days as this will inflate the turnover and show an untrue value for the Sales Consultants order intake. 
• Ensure that the correct amount and payment type is used when applying payment 
• Ensure that customers are given feedback timeously and to ensure that the Order Controller have access to the information. 
• Ensure all customers are provided with constant service. 
• Ensure that stock levels are correct and minimize stock losses 

Assuring that showroom looks presentable at all times 

• To ensure a clean and tidy store in order to enhance display of the store 
• To ensure that the store is visually attractive and displayed to its maximum within regards to free stock available that could be sold on the spot. 
• To ensure customers are in clear view of prices and no unnecessary discounts are given due to incorrect pricing 
• ensure that the showroom is visually appealing to customers in the mornings and to ensure that the store is left neat and tidy, ready for the next day’s trade. 
• Incumbent achieves results in ways that build strong partnerships, both internally and externally 
• Client satisfaction / expectation management 
• Participate effectively in a team and self-management 
• Incumbent achieves results in ways that build strong partnerships, both internally and externally 
• Client satisfaction / expectation management 
• Attending to incoming calls 
• Attending to walk in customers 
• Following company policies and procedures 

Experience and Qualifications: 

• Matric 
• 2 years’ retail sales experience in a Furniture/ linen/ Homeware environment 
• Sales qualification advantageous 
• Computer Literate 
• Knowledge of Syspro 

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Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, lead and control a team
• Produce according to a program and maintain quality standards
• Training of staff in required standard
• Performance management of employees
• Inter departmental liaison (as well as internal and external retail partners)
• IR/HR Responsibility including but not limited to discipline, wages etc
• Dealing empathetically with all staff issues
• Relevant sewing experiences a necessity/advantateous

Experience and Qualifications:

• Matric/Grade 12 or relevant tertiary education
• Diploma in production advantageous
• Participative leadership skills
• 3-5 years Supervisory Experience
• PC skills advantageous (Good Knowledge of Outlook products, e.g excel,word etc)
• Good understanding of Production analysis and flow
• Target and quality orientated
• Ability to work with change and adapt
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in furniture manufacturing industry and quality environment

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Responsibilities:  

• Driving turnover to ensure the achievement of targets 
• Controlling expenses 
• Managing stock losses to ensure shrinkage is in line with the Company standard 
• People management, including recruitment, development of staff, employee relations, performance management 
• Executing in-store merchandising strategy and standards 
• Ensure customer satisfaction by executing our customer service strategy and fulfilling the demands of our customers 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• A Matric certificate. 
• Minimum 3 years retail experience with a minimum of 1 year store leadership experience. 

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Responsibilities:  

• Driving turnover to ensure the achievement of targets 
• Controlling expenses 
• Managing stock losses to ensure shrinkage is in line with the Company standard 
• People management, including recruitment, development of staff, employee relations, performance management 
• Executing in-store merchandising strategy and standards 
• Ensure customer satisfaction by executing our customer service strategy and fulfilling the demands of our customers 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• A Matric certificate. 
• Minimum 3 years retail experience with a minimum of 1 year store leadership experience. 

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Responsibilities:  

• Being an ambassador for our brand and offering amazing customer experience. 
• Exceed customer expectations by identifying and providing them with the best possible solutions. 
• Actively keeping track of sales performance against target. 
• Selling a diverse product range and keeping up to date with the latest décor and fashion trends. 
• Searching out opportunities for making new sales. 
• Assist with replenishing of stock to ensure the store is ready for our customers at all times. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Grade 12 (Matric) 

Skills:  

• Passionate about people is a must. 
• Target driven and experience focused. 
• Good verbal/ written communication skills
• The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment 
• The ability to work independently 
• The ability to take initiative 
• A high level of attention to detail 
• Builds Customer Loyalty
• Customer Service Delivery
• Navigates Customer Challenges
• Negotiation & Selling