Truworths Buying

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1. Trainee Buyer
2. Buyer
3. Senior Footwear Buyer

Trainee Buyer

Closing Date	2024/12/31
Reference Number	TRU231221-2
Job Title	Trainee Buyer
Business Area	Merchandising
Job Type	Permanent
Workplace Type	On-site
Location – Country	South Africa
Location – Province	Western Cape
Location – Town / City	Cape Town

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 Please ensure a copy of your CV, ID, Matric Certificate and/or Tertiary Qualification and academic transcripts/results are uploaded to your Truworths Career Website Profile.
Competencies	• A passion for the world of fashion • Strong negotiation skills

Buyer

Closing Date	2024/04/06
Reference Number	TRU240206-2
Job Title	Buyer
Business Area	Merchandising
Job Type	Permanent
Workplace Type	On-site
Location – Country	South Africa
Location – Province	Western Cape
Location – Town / City	Cape Town

Job Description	Truworths is offering an opportunity for you to capitalise on your already strong skills and experience, which you have developed over the last six to eight years, either in retailing or clothing manufacturing as a Buyer in Ladieswear, Menswear, Kidswear, Accessories or Footwear.
Key Responsibilities	You will need to have exceptional technical merchandising skills and the proven ability to interpret trends, conceptualise product and work individual fashion aspects such as colour, fabric and silhouette into an overall product strategy, culminating in practical delivery at retail level. Your energy, innovative approach and passion for product will ensure your competitive edge in this fast paced environment.
Qualifications and Experience	• 6 to 8 years of experience either in retailing or clothing manufacturing as a Buyer in Ladieswear, Menswear, Kidswear, Accessories or Footwear. • A relevant tertiary qualification
Competencies	• Exceptional technical merchandising skills • Proven ability to interpret trends • Proven ability to conceptualise product • Energy • Innovative • A passion for product environment

Senior Footwear Buyer

Closing Date	2024/04/06
Reference Number	TRU240206-1
Job Title	Senior Footwear Buyer
Business Area	Merchandising
Job Type	Permanent
Workplace Type	On-site
Location – Country	South Africa
Location – Province	Western Cape
Location – Town / City	Cape Town

Job Description	Truworths is offering an exciting opportunity for a creative and dynamic senior shoe buyer to curate an exciting range of new product. If you are looking for your next challenge this role would provide opportunity to be innovative and expand the OFFICE Shoe range into the South African market. Your exceptional knowledge of trends and the retail market will be utilized to develop the product strategy and support the growth of this new market segment in South Africa. Collaborating with strong Design and Planning teams, both locally and in our London office, you will be responsible for the development, range building and negotiation, as well as maintaining the critical path.
Key Responsibilities	• Drive the development and buy of Office’s Made-to-Order Footwear for South Africa using our UK based product as inspiration. • Demonstrating keen fashion awareness, an eye for trends and a passion for footwear • Identify and interpret emerging trends quickly and react accordingly, conceptualising product and working individual fashion aspects into an overall product strategy to deliver a balanced commercial range • Develop a reliable and flexible supplier base ensuring price, quality and fashionability meet requirements and reinforces the brand • Proactively identify possible areas of commercial risk and minimise impact • Use knowledge of current social and economic trends to make recommendations on business decisions to senior management • Build excellent working relationships • Display enthusiasm, professionalism and role models the Truworths Values • Interaction with and travel to our Office UK head office to understand the range and benefit from buying synergies
Qualifications and Experience	• 6 to 8 years’ experience either in retail or manufacturing as a Footwear Buyer • A relevant tertiary qualification • Knowledge of Merchant Systems • Leather experience advantageous • Strong footwear experience in Women’s Fashion footwear- both long and short lead times/ quick response • Passionate about fashionable footwear product
Competencies	• High commercial awareness and ability to identify commercially viable products that support and maintain the integrity of the brand • Highly organised and demonstrates ability to plan and prioritise for all areas of the job role, implementing plans and continuously measuring and reviewing progress • Ability to innovate and generate new ideas to benefit the business • Team player and strong communicator who influences and communicates confidently and effectively to build strong relationships with other departments within Office • Ability to effectively negotiate with others in order to secure a mutually beneficial outcome, whilst maintaining the integrity of the brand • Dynamic and proactive, showing initiative in the role • Practices excellent time management and has the ability to cope under pressure • Supports senior management in business decisions by taking a long term strategic view • Takes ownership for own development and participates in a mentoring and feedback culture

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