Woolworths – Fashion Beauty Home Jobs – 15 June

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CRG Sales Consultant

Closing Date
2026/06/25
Reference Number
WWL260615-5
Job Title CRG Sales Consultant
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Country Road Group
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Claremont , Cavendish
Minimum Education Level Grade 12 | National Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths as a Sales Consultant with Country Road Group, where your passion for fashion and customer service drives success. Located in a dynamic retail environment, you will play a key role in achieving store sales targets by delivering exceptional service and expert product knowledge. You will help customers make confident buying decisions by understanding their needs and current fashion trends, while upholding brand values and maintaining store presentation standards.

This role requires flexibility, technological proficiency, and retail experience, offering opportunities to grow your career in a supportive, innovative company known for quality and customer loyalty. If you are motivated, customer-focused, and ready to contribute to a leading retail brand, Woolworths welcomes you to join our team and be part of our commitment to excellence.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level certification.
Relevant retail sales experience, demonstrating a strong track record of achieving sales targets.
Proven ability to deliver exceptional customer service and build lasting customer loyalty.
Excellent knowledge of current fashion trends and ability to advise customers accordingly.
Strong product knowledge, including features, benefits, and product care information.
Technological proficiency to utilize retail systems and tools effectively.
Flexible availability to work various shifts and the capability to work across multiple store locations.
Adherence to company presentation and hygiene standards as per Visual Merchandising guidelines.
Commitment to following Woolworths and Country Road Group policies and procedures diligently.
Effective communication skills and the ability to maintain a visible, approachable presence on the sales floor.

Duties and Responsibilities
Deliver exceptional customer service to build lasting customer loyalty by understanding individual customer needs and profiles.
Achieve and exceed in-store sales targets through effective selling techniques and maximizing sales opportunities.
Provide expert product knowledge, including features, benefits, and care instructions to assist customers in making informed purchasing decisions.
Stay informed on current fashion trends to offer relevant and timely advice to customers.
Maintain strict adherence to Woolworths and Country Road Group policies, procedures, and presentation standards.
Ensure store presentation and hygiene standards are upheld in line with Visual Merchandising guidelines.
Handle all products and resources carefully to minimize wastage and reduce costs.
Be visibly present on the sales floor to engage customers, offer assistance, and enhance the shopping experience.
Utilize retail technology and systems proficiently to support sales and customer service processes.
Demonstrate flexibility by working various shifts and across multiple store locations as required.

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Sales Consultant

Closing Date
2026/06/19
Reference Number
WWL260608-28
Job Title Sales Consultant
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Country Road Group
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description CRG V&A Retail
Minimum Education Level Grade 12 | National Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths as a Sales Consultant with Country Road Group, where your passion for fashion and customer service drives success. Located in a dynamic retail environment, you will play a key role in achieving store sales targets by delivering exceptional service and expert product knowledge. You will help customers make confident buying decisions by understanding their needs and current fashion trends, while upholding brand values and maintaining store presentation standards.

This role requires flexibility, technological proficiency, and retail experience, offering opportunities to grow your career in a supportive, innovative company known for quality and customer loyalty. If you are motivated, customer-focused, and ready to contribute to a leading retail brand, Woolworths welcomes you to join our team and be part of our commitment to excellence.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level certification.
Relevant retail sales experience, demonstrating a strong track record of achieving sales targets.
Proven ability to deliver exceptional customer service and build lasting customer loyalty.
Excellent knowledge of current fashion trends and ability to advise customers accordingly.
Strong product knowledge, including features, benefits, and product care information.
Technological proficiency to utilize retail systems and tools effectively.
Flexible availability to work various shifts and the capability to work across multiple store locations.
Adherence to company presentation and hygiene standards as per Visual Merchandising guidelines.
Commitment to following Woolworths and Country Road Group policies and procedures diligently.
Effective communication skills and the ability to maintain a visible, approachable presence on the sales floor.

Duties and Responsibilities
Deliver exceptional customer service to build lasting customer loyalty by understanding individual customer needs and profiles.
Achieve and exceed in-store sales targets through effective selling techniques and maximizing sales opportunities.
Provide expert product knowledge, including features, benefits, and care instructions to assist customers in making informed purchasing decisions.
Stay informed on current fashion trends to offer relevant and timely advice to customers.
Maintain strict adherence to Woolworths and Country Road Group policies, procedures, and presentation standards.
Ensure store presentation and hygiene standards are upheld in line with Visual Merchandising guidelines.
Handle all products and resources carefully to minimize wastage and reduce costs.
Be visibly present on the sales floor to engage customers, offer assistance, and enhance the shopping experience.
Utilize retail technology and systems proficiently to support sales and customer service processes.
Demonstrate flexibility by working various shifts and across multiple store locations as required.

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Senior Buyer – Younger Girls Outerwear

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260605-3
Job Title Senior Buyer – Younger Girls Outerwear
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths FBH as a Senior Buyer – Younger Girls Outerwear based in Cape Town, Western Cape. Woolworths, a leading South African retailer committed to innovation and transformation, offers you the chance to shape seasonal product strategies that align with brand vision and customer needs. In this role, you will oversee product development from concept to in-store execution, ensuring a profitable, balanced range that appeals to customers.

You will collaborate closely with Planning, Design, Sourcing, Marketing, and Sales teams, driving data-informed decisions and trend-led product direction. Lead, coach, and mentor junior buyers while managing product performance and supplier relationships.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum 5 to 8 year’s relevant buying experience within fashion retailer.
Kidswear experience is advantageous.
People management and coaching skills, ability to manage self, buyer, and buyer’s assistant.
Computer literate with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, PLM & EDITED.
Knowledge of current trends and proven ability to interpret trends and conceptualize products.
Excellent understanding of market, awareness of locally and international with a creative flair to interpret forthcoming moods, trends and themes.
Demonstrates the ability to think strategically and formulate effective plans and strategies.
Understanding of business and buying processes and systems.
Retail market and industry knowledge
Knowledge of markdown and mark up pricing, visibility to drive sales, sell-through
Proven experience in delivering and executing business and BU strategy
Ability to travel both locally and internationally
Strong numerical and analytical skills

Duties and Responsibilities
Develop and Execute a Departmental Seasonal Plan
Collaborate with Planning and Sourcing to develop product, fabric and trading strategy to ensure the delivery of relevant KPI’s.
Utilise multiple data sources from design direction, global and local trend research, current trade and post-seasonal data, customer analytics, product and sourcing strategy, competitor intelligence and benchmarking, First Insights and EDITED to provide product direction for seasonal plan workshops in line with the overall Group Strategy.
Present seasonal plan inclusive of key strategic areas, must-win categories / items and channel-specific considerations.
Build a Profitable Balanced Range
Conduct workshops to develop an on-brand product range that is trend appropriate and meets customer expectations, incorporating local and international comparative analysis, intelligence and benchmarking, with a clear intent of growth/exit product categories aligned with strategic goals.
Collaborate with the Design team to deliver a balanced range (styling, fabric, colour) within agreed price architecture and ensuring alignment to critical path and merchandise cycle milestones.
Collaborate with the Sourcing team on product development, including new concepts, supplier selection, costings, tech packs, packaging and quote approvals in line with the critical path milestones and merchandise cycle.
Collaborate with the Technical Product Development (TPD) on all sample approvals and sign-off samples, product reviews, final product presentation and innovation opportunities in line with the critical path milestones and merchandise cycle.
Introduce new product concepts and collaborate with suppliers and sourcing on new product innovation.
Conduct product reviews and present the final product (concept, pre-production/production samples, packaging), taking into account display strategy (e.g. tables, ticketing).
Collaborate with planning (financials, assortment plan) and reconcile with strategy by grade, channel (online, Edit, Africa).
Lead Customer Understanding and Competitive Intelligence
Work closely with Marketing to understand the Woolworths customer, including incorporating quarterly updates from the customer team and utilising First Insights.
Conduct market and trend research (EDITED, WGSN, competitor store visits) to understand the competitive landscape, range offering, product differentiation and merchandising strategies.
Analyse customer ratings and reviews to understand online customer preferences and customer experience.
Utilise supplier information and overseas travel to gain market insights and trial new products.
Develop a product marketing proposal to optimize the customer experience instore and online.
Actively Trade Product Range
Weekly sales trade analysis – analyse relevant reports (Monday trade, item report, style cards, Edited) to understand product and sales performance across channels to influence trade decisions, opportunities and actions to optimise sales.
Develop action plans collaboratively with Planners to address product performance and relay feedback to management. Feedback to include competitor landscape analysis.
Drive collaboration with Sourcing stakeholders in turning on or turning off product based on product performance.
Suggest promotional and markdown strategy and propose volume adjustments.
Communicate any changes from current trade that impact other departments e.g. marketing and visual merchandising.
Weekly team standstill with Quad team to align on weekly tasks including production & shipment standstill, supplier communication and trade actions.
People Management
Ensure skills transfer through leading, coaching and mentorship to buyers 1 and buyers assistants
Develop direct reports with regards to their career plans
Manage performance through IPM process
Support training and adoption of new ways of working including buying systems and processes.
Build strong networks and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders

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Buyer II – Boys Footwear

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260605-2
Job Title Buyer II – Boys Footwear
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths FBH as a Buyer II – Boys Footwear, based in Cape Town. As a leading South African retailer committed to quality, innovation, and transformation, Woolworths offers an exciting opportunity to shape customer-focused and commercially viable seasonal product strategies.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing a kids’ footwear range that is customer-focused, trend-relevant, and commercially viable, while aligning with the brand’s positioning and seasonal objectives. You will own the end-to-end product journey from concept and design to development and supplier briefing and working closely with footwear technologists to deliver high-quality products and a well-balanced assortment.

Minimum Requirements
Relevant tertiary qualification in Fashion, Retail Buying, or Commerce.
2–3 years’ experience in Buying (Footwear Preferable)
A strong understanding of a Kids Footwear Business.
Strong computer literacy, with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, PLM, and EDITED.
A passion for Quality Footwear.
A continuous learning mindset with a drive for personal and professional growth.
Solid understanding of retail business and buying processes, including critical path management.
Up-to-date knowledge of the retail market and industry landscape.
Strong grasp of pricing strategies including markdowns, markups, sell-through, and visibility drivers.
Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and drive product decisions.

Duties and Responsibilities
Develop and execute a departmental seasonal plan
Collaborate with Planning, design and Sourcing to develop product, fabric and trading strategy to ensure the delivery of relevant KPI’s.
Utilise multiple data sources from design direction, global and local trend research, current trade and post-seasonal data, customer analytics, product and sourcing strategy, competitor intelligence and benchmarking, First Insights and EDITED to provide product direction for seasonal plan workshops in line with the overall Group Strategy.
Present seasonal product plan inclusive of key strategic areas, must-win categories / items and channel-specific considerations.
Build a profitable balanced range
Conduct workshops to develop an on-brand product range that is trend appropriate and meets customer expectations, incorporating local and international comparative analysis, intelligence and benchmarking, with a clear intent of growth/exit product categories aligned with strategic goals.
Collaborate with the Design team to deliver a balanced range (styling, fabric, colour) within agreed price architecture and ensuring alignment to critical path and merchandise cycle milestones.
Collaborate with the Sourcing team on product development, including new concepts, supplier selection, costings, tech packs, packaging and quote approvals in line with the critical path milestones and merchandise cycle.
Collaborate with the Technical Product Development (TPD) on all sample approvals and sign-off samples, product reviews, final product presentation and innovation opportunities in line with the critical path milestones and merchandise cycle
Conduct product reviews and present the final product (concept, pre-production/production samples, packaging), taking into account display strategy (e.g. tables, ticketing)
Collaborate with planning (financials, assortment plan) and reconcile with strategy by grade, channel (online, Edit, Africa).
Lead customer understanding and competitive intelligence
Work closely with Marketing to understand the Woolworths customer, including incorporating quarterly updates from the customer team.
Conduct market and trend research (EDITED, WGSN, competitor store visits) to understand the competitive landscape, range offering, product differentiation and merchandising strategies.
Analyse customer ratings and reviews to understand online customer preferences and customer experience.
Utilise supplier information and overseas travel to gain market insights.
Develop a product marketing proposal to optimize the customer experience instore and online
Actively trade product range
Weekly sales trade analysis – analyse relevant reports (Monday trade, item report, style cards, Edited) to understand product and sales performance across channels to influence trade decisions, opportunities and actions to optimise sales.
Communicate any changes from current trade that impact other departments e.g. marketing and visual merchandising.
Weekly team standstill with Quad team to align on weekly tasks including production & shipment standstill, supplier communication and trade actions.

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Head of Location Planning

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260605-13
Job Title Head of Location Planning
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths, one of South Africa’s leading retailers, renowned for its commitment to innovation, sustainability, customer excellence, and transformation.

We are seeking a Head of Location Planning to lead and inspire a high-performing Location Planning team. In this strategic leadership role, you will be responsible for developing and delivering both pre-season planning and in-season trading strategies across South Africa and international markets within a large-scale, complex retail environment. Leveraging a deep understanding of customers, locations, trading plans, competitive dynamics, and the end-to-end retail value chain, you will ensure the right stock is in the right location at the right time. Through effective collaboration with Buying, Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, Selling Operations, and other key stakeholders, you will drive operational excellence, optimise trading performance, and deliver sustainable financial results while creating exceptional customer and team experiences.

Minimum Requirements
Relevant 3-year Degree/Diploma or equivalent cognitive ability
5 – 8 years proven experience in a Retail and analytics environment
Strong Leadership and team management skills, 2-3 years’ experience leading/managing people.
Ability to drive operational excellence and process optimization
Proficient in planning systems and technology
Ability to travel both locally and internationally
Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to analyse and manipulate large datasets to present complex information in clear and concise manner
Macro and Micro awareness of trading conditions
Ability to formulate strategies and implement shorter-term tactical plans that are cost – effective efficient and realistic
Knowledge of Supply Chain Management
Duties and Responsibilities
Customer

Ensure a detailed understanding of our customer in existing and new stores by applying customer information into cataloguing and format plans.
Deeply understand market share performance and competitor trading formats to inform trading opportunities and to support building appropriate financial budgets.
Develop a deep understanding of the retail environment through store visits and detailed engagement with Selling Operations.
Develop and maintain a competitor database that informs the Location Strategy.
Merchandise Strategy

Develop a deep understanding of the product strategies and translate these into catalogue principles and processes based on sales, sales margin, operating profit contribution by considering trading space and fashionability and customer profile.
Provide store catalogue input into the Group strategy aligned to the Woolworths Merchandise Cycle through the deep understanding of the macro and micro environment.
Location Strategy and Planning

Set the location application of marketing and customer information, financial viabilities as well as key product and store shifts, into the delivery of cataloguing and format strategies that maximize opportunities and minimize risk.
Work with Group leadership to evaluate and deliver a balanced location strategy that delivers to Buying Group KPI’s and manage the delivery of location plans and cross plans that are aligned to store and product financial sales budgets.
Ensure the alignment of space back to the Location and Merchandise strategy.
Deliver and execute the WMC processes to changes in the store trading footprint in respect to new stores, renovations, extensions, reductions, conversions and closures.
Financial Analysis and Trading

Execute the delivery of location financial analysis to identify risks/opportunities within the business and proactively manage central intervention in systems to drive location performance.
Influence and make recommendations to buying groups at appropriate times to provide a credible input into key location decisions that need to be made.
Deliver/execute in-season financial re-projections, responding appropriately to maximize sales opportunities while reducing markdowns through managing inventory levels.
Provide location perspective to key stakeholders across Product, Selling, Finance, RED, Sales and Space Management.
Understand space to maximize trading densities and the productivity of stock.
Integration across Stakeholders

Build strong networks and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver to location strategies and actively trade stores.
Provide input on behalf of the FBH Business unit to influence key retail operations decision makers at a leadership and/or operational level.
influence key decision making and make recommendations to relevant stakeholders around location trading opportunities. E.g. Engagement with Systems and Central Teams to influence and impact system levers to impact store performance.
Understand network constraints and manage the adjusting of levers to assist in optimal capacity planning and operational efficiency within the supply chain and stores.
Availability

Provide relevant feedback to the relevant stakeholders which mayimprove customer facing availability.
Deliver Location Plans and store macro catalogue effectively and provide input where required to store micro-catalogue to maximize store on-floor availability.
Team Leadership

Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing planning team.
Support training and adoption of planning systems and processes.
Drive outcomes, leverage insight & empower talent
Drive operational excellence, process optimisation, and employee engagement within planning and cross-functional teams.

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First Line Manager: Operations | Foods

Closing Date
2026/06/17
Reference Number
WWL260605-10
Job Title First Line Manager: Operations | Foods
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Supply Chain & Logistics
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Montague Gardens
Minimum Education Level Grade 12 | National Certificate

Job Advert Summary Join Woolworths as a First Line Manager: Operations within our Supply Chain and Logistics team, where your leadership drives operational excellence. Based in our dynamic operations hub, you will manage and optimize key processes including receiving, picking, despatch, and inventory management to exceed service levels while controlling costs. You will lead a dedicated team, champion continuous improvement, and build strong stakeholder relationships across transport, trunking, cross-docking, and equipment centers. Woolworths offers a progressive environment embracing innovation and sustainability, with a strong focus on staff development, diversity, and inclusion. Ideal candidates have a Grade 12 education, supervisory experience in supply chain or retail FMCG, and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service. Elevate your career by contributing to Woolworths’ commitment to quality, safety, and operational success. Apply today to be part of a company where your skills make a real difference.
Minimum Requirements
Grade 12 certificate is compulsory
Three-year Logistics/Commerce/Supply Chain Management diploma is compulsory
What experience (e.g. previous exposure) does the job require?

Relevant management or supervisory training in supply chain or operations.
3 years relevant Supply Chain working experience in a managerial function is compulsory
Quality assurance background advantageous e.g. Six Sigma
Experience in Retail/FMCG environment advantageous
Strong understanding of logistics and distribution processes including receiving, picking, despatch, and inventory management.
Proficiency in performance management systems and employee relations procedures.
Ability to lead teams, manage resources effectively, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Customer service mindset with capability to build strong stakeholder relationships.
Ability to work flexible hours and perform under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.
Duties and Responsibilities
Manage and optimize operational processes including receiving, picking, despatch, and inventory to meet service levels and cost targets.
Lead and develop a high-performing team through coaching, feedback, and performance management.
Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and relevant legislation, including OHASA and SHE programmes.
Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders such as Transport, Trunking, Cross-Docking, and Equipment Centres.
Utilize resources effectively by planning staffing, equipment, and consumables to support operational excellence.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with the business unit’s operating plan and scorecard objectives.
Prepare timely and accurate reports to support transactional excellence and informed decision-making.
Support talent management through succession planning, reward recognition, and employee relations management.
Demonstrate a customer service mindset to ensure high-quality service delivery to internal and external customers.
Work flexible hours and maintain performance under pressure while ensuring attention to detail.

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Senior Space Analyst

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260604-44
Job Title Senior Space Analyst
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths, a leading South African retailer committed to transformation and excellence, as a Senior Space Analyst based in Cape Town, Western Cape.

Join our dynamic Fashion, Beauty and Home team, where you will provide meaningful business insights, analytics, and reporting to optimise space productivity and support strategic merchandising decisions. Working closely with Planning, Buying, and Store Development teams, you will identify opportunities to improve sales, profitability, and customer experience through effective space allocation and data-driven recommendations.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical capabilities, commercial acumen, and experience working with large datasets to generate actionable insights. If you are passionate about using data to influence business decisions and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to join a team shaping the future of retail at Woolworths.

Minimum Requirements
Relevant qualification i.e. B. Com or equivalent with mathematics, statistics as majors
10 or more years proven experience in a Retail and analytics environment
Experience with BI analytical tools (i.e. Tableau, Qlik)
Experience in reporting, data visualisation, data mining, data analysis
Ability to combine, analyse data from various sources and produce visualisations that answers business questions
Ability to draw insights from data analytics, summarize findings and make
Ability to work with and manipulate large volumes of data
Strong understanding of retail business processes
Strong understanding of Woolworths merchandise data
Advanced Excel (with experience using graphs, pivots etc.)

Duties and Responsibilities
Lead, support and engage with various stakeholders to ensure smooth running of this department
Development of strategic insights and recommendations through analytics which delivers clear category and customer benefit solution.
Collaborate with peers and leadership in the wider business to leverage customer data, insights and learning.
Develop strong and productive relationships across all Categories, Marketing, Finance, Merchandise and Planning including other areas.
Engage and collaborate with functional experts to identify opportunities for business improvement using data driven insights and analytics
Identify and develop dynamic reporting solutions that are accurate and effectively deliver to the information and needs of the Store Development and broader FBH community
Engage with business and data specialists to focus on continuous improvement of information in terms of relevance, quality and speed of delivery
Timeous and accurate reporting which includes space usage and performance analysis, trend analysis and interpretation
Efficiently respond to requests for information within the required timeframe and specification, with a focus on translating ad-hoc solutions into effective, sustainable solutions
Keep abreast of latest developments in retail data analytics, trends and capabilities relating to GIS analytics
Develop business cases for new projects, ensuring alignment with the viability targets set by the business.

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Buyer I – Lingerie

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260604-43
Job Title Buyer I – Lingerie
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Diploma | Advanced Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths FBH as a Buyer I – Lingerie, based in Cape Town. As a leading South African retailer committed to quality, innovation, and transformation, Woolworths offers an exciting opportunity to shape customer-focused and commercially viable seasonal product strategies.
In this role, you will support the development and execution of a balanced and trend-appropriate lingerie range, aligned with the Woolworths brand filter and company strategy. You will be involved across the end-to-end product journey from initial concept through to in-store delivery ensuring ranges meet customer expectations while achieving profitability and sustainability targets.

Minimum Requirements

• 2-3 year’s buying or relevant within fashion retailer
• Experience in Lingerie is advantageous
• Computer literate with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, PLM & EDITED
• Passion for keeping up to date with latest trends
• Continuous learning mindset
• Understanding of business and buying processes and systems
• Retail market and industry knowledge
• Knowledge of markdown and mark up pricing, visibility to drive sales, sell-through
• Strong numerical and analytical skills

Duties and Responsibilities
Develop and execute a departmental seasonal plan
Collaborate with Planning, Design and Sourcing to develop product, fabric and trading strategy to achieve relevant KPI’s.
Utilise multiple data sources from design direction, global and local trend research, current trade and post-seasonal data, customer analytics, product and sourcing strategy, competitor intelligence and benchmarking, First Insights and EDITED to provide product direction for seasonal plan workshops in line with the overall Group Strategy.
Present seasonal product plan inclusive of key strategic areas, must-win categories / items and channel-specific considerations.
Build a profitable balanced range in collaboration with stakeholders
To develop an on-brand product range that is trend appropriate and meets customer expectations, incorporating local and international comparative analysis, intelligence and benchmarking, with a clear intent of growth/exit product categories aligned with strategic goals.
Collaborate with the Design team to deliver a balanced range (styling, fabric, colour) within agreed price architecture and ensuring alignment to critical path and merchandise cycle milestones.
Collaborate with the Sourcing team on product development, including new concepts, supplier selection, costings, tech packs, packaging and quote approvals in line with the critical path milestones and merchandise cycle.
Collaborate with the Technical Product Development (TPD) on all sample approvals and sign-off samples, product reviews, final product presentation and innovation opportunities in line with the critical path milestones and merchandise cycle
Conduct product reviews and present the final product (concept, pre-production/production samples, packaging), taking into account display strategy (e.g. tables, ticketing).
Collaborate with planning (financials, assortment plan) and reconcile with strategy by grade, channel (online, Edit, Africa).
Lead customer understanding and competitive intelligence
Work closely with Marketing to understand the Woolworths customer, including incorporating quarterly updates from the customer team
Conduct market and trend research (EDITED, WGSN, competitor store visits) to understand the competitive landscape, range offering, product differentiation and merchandising strategies.
Analyse customer ratings and reviews to understand online customer preferences and customer experience.
Utilise supplier information and overseas travel to gain market insights.
Develop a product marketing proposal to optimize the customer experience instore and online.
Actively trade product range
Weekly sales trade analysis – analyse relevant reports (Monday trade, item report, style cards, Edited) to understand product and sales performance across channels to influence trade decisions, opportunities and actions to optimise sales
Communicate any changes from current trade that impact other departments e.g. marketing and visual merchandising.
Weekly team standstill with Quad team to align on weekly tasks including production & shipment standstill, supplier communication and trade actions.

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Location Planner

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260604-42
Job Title Location Planner
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Diploma | Advanced Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Woolworths, a leading South African brand committed to transformation and excellence, is seeking a talented Location Planner based in Cape Town, Western Cape. Join our dynamic Fashion, Beauty, and Home team to define and drive catalogue planning principles and processes across Clothing and General Merchandise (C&GM) to increase profitable sales growth and product availability. Through effective store clustering, cataloguing, and inventory management, you will ensure the right products are available in the right stores at the right time.

Working closely with Buying, Planning, Sales, and Marketing teams, you will use customer and store insights to optimise assortments and drive commercial performance. The ideal candidate will have strong retail planning experience, analytical skills, and a passion for delivering customer-focused solutions.

Minimum Requirements
Degree / Diploma with relevant experience
Minimum 7 years Clothing retail / commercial experience
Extensive Retail knowledge.
Technically strong merchandising skills
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced preferred), with knowledge of planning systems (e.g., SAP, BI tools, QlikView).
Strong numerical aptitude, ability to analyse data, and interpret trends.
High accuracy and resilience
Good communication, leadership, and collaboration skills for working with broader teams.
Detailed understanding of the Customer.
Duties and Responsibilities
Catalogue Management

Influence cataloguing and inventory management. Identify catalogue opportunities to be implemented in stores based on performance analysis, minimum credible offer (MCO), departmental priorities and option control.
Continuously monitor and review product performance, breadth of range (e.g. number of options) and adjust profiles, location and catalogue to maximise sales and profitability
Customer Profiles

Develop detailed understanding of new and existing store profiles through Marketing / RED research data as well as store visits to determine optimal store catalogues.
Manage and define key performance measures for clustering into store groupings (customer profile, turnover, merchandise hierarchy, timing and space).
Understanding C&GM businesses and product strategies and translate into catalogue principles and processes based on sales and space.
Performance Review

Conduct weekly/monthly analysis of sales and inventory data to identify risks and opportunities and drive trade actions.
Internal Stakeholders

Ensure integration with the relevant stakeholders to enable the strategy and support trade.
Communicate and integrate with Planning, Space, Sales Management, and Divisional Trade Managers ensuring that budgets, space and stock, are aligned to location potential, while supporting trading opportunities and development initiatives.
New Store Catalogue Planning Process

Manage the end-to-end store catalogue planning process for new and modernised stores:
Confirm customer profile, determine applicable store cluster and apply optimal catalogue contributions and integrate with stakeholders
Develop new store catalogue and sales plans and opening stock budgets and communicate in line with critical path
Integrate with planning systems and people to ensure alignment with broader KPI measures
Develop and maintain new stores performance database

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Business Support Specialist

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260604-36
Job Title Business Support Specialist
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Diploma | Advanced Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths, a leading South African retailer committed to innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence, as a Business Support Specialist based in Cape Town, Western Cape.

In this role, you will support the Fashion, Beauty and Home (FBH) community by resolving process and system-related queries, facilitating issue resolution, and acting as a key link between business and technical teams. You will help drive operational efficiency, process compliance, and the effective use of systems and tools across the business.

The ideal candidate will have experience in business support, operations, or systems support, along with strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. If you are passionate about delivering excellent support and enabling business success, we would love to hear from you.

Minimum Requirements
Exposure to retail buying, technology, planning, and sourcing processes with a buying, technology and sourcing process and systems focus (i.e. RMS, Tradecloud, Supplier Portal, Centric PLM, Reporting)
Excellent problem-solving skills
High proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook).
Experience in business process improvement
Excellent understanding of the technical/functional processes in Woolworths FBH Business
Creative ways of translating business content into innovative and sustainable knowledge sharing / training methods
Strong organisational skills
Personal effectiveness
Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong numerical and analytical skills.
Problem solving and Process thinking ability.
Assertiveness and influencing ability
Results driven and proactive
Duties and Responsibilities
Operational and Process Support

Serve as the first point of contact for FBH operational queries, providing timely and effective resolutions
Be proactive in problem identification and incident resolution
Provide ongoing coaching and support to users on processes and system difficulties/issues
Support implementation of new business processes, systems, and technology initiatives.
Coordinate communication between technical teams and FBH community to ensure consistent understanding of operational directives.
Maintain and update business support documentation, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and knowledge libraries.
Identify inefficiencies in current workflows and propose change improvements, refresher training, etc
Participate in cross-functional projects aimed at improving FBH operations
Provide input into the development and maintenance of training materials, quick guides, and FAQ documents
Masterdata Management

Execute master data management across systems
Liaise with IT or system administrators to resolve data integrity, integration, etc issues.
Support testing, training, and rollout of system updates or new tools.
Reporting & Analysis

Prepare and distribute key incident management reporting for management review.
Analyse trends, support ticket volumes, and issue categories to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.

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Buyer I – Beauty Private Label

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260604-35
Job Title Buyer I – Beauty Private Label
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Diploma | Advanced Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths FBH as a Buyer I – Beauty Private Label based in Cape Town, Western Cape. Woolworths, a leading South African retailer committed to innovation and transformation, offers you the chance to shape seasonal product strategies that align with brand vision and customer needs. In this role, you will support and assist in delivering profitable and sustainable growth for the department, aligned to department and group Strategy, drive and support collaboration between key stakeholders both internal and external, to ensure innovative and balanced private label ranges are delivered to stores on time to meet and exceed customer expectations and always within the agreed KPI’s.

You will collaborate closely with Planning, Sourcing, Marketing, and Sales and Store teams, while maintaining supplier relationships.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant 3-year diploma or degree
• 2-3 year’s buying experience within retailer or brand management experience within manufacturing
• Passion for beauty trends and innovation.
• Previous Beauty/personal care industry experience preferred
• Computer literate with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Continuous learning mindset with proactive and collaborative approach to teamwork
• Retail market and industry knowledge, including promotional, pricing and marketing strategies to drive sell-through and visibility.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

Duties and Responsibilities
Departmental Operational Plan to meet customer needs and group KPIs
Provide input into the development of the 1-year operating plan
Develop product mix plan at department level taking into account:
Product performance
Customer segmentation and feedback
Local and global trends
Competitive analysis ensuring Woolworths difference is achieved
Supplier performance
Help to build and maintain a balanced range structure and price tiering
Help build a clear Product development plan, with support from product performance , trend input, customer behaviour or clear gap analysis
Customer Understanding
Analyse market and trend research
Analyse promotion performance.
Integrate customer understanding into agreed brand strategies and guidelines and the creation of a product tiering matrix.
Post Season Analysis
In conjunction with the team, conduct post-season analysis by class/sub-class (including key performance indicators, Competitor analysis, SWOT, Pareto and Quadrant analysis) as input in the development of the Group strategy and departmental operating plan
In Season Trading in accordance to strategic KPIs
Conduct weekly and monthly performance analysis and develop detailed action in collaboration with planning team to ensure departmental KPI’s are met and exceeded
Identify opportunities within the season to maximise profit and grow market share
Supplier/Product Management
Assist buyer in building a clear range and product development plan
Assist Buyer II/Senior Buyer to manage supplier/Product strategy to deliver Group KPI’s
Aid the developing the seasons marketing plan, event plan and trade calendar plans
Aid in the execution of agreed marketing and events plans at all locations/channels
Stakeholder Management
Conduct regular store visits to understand product performance, assortment balance and customer experience of the range and adjust where appropriate, in conjunction with Buyer II/Senior Buyer, and rest of the team as well as marketing.
Influence and drive marketing, selling, sales and space requirements.

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Store Planner

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260604-25
Job Title Store Planner
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Diploma | Advanced Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths, a proud South African brand committed to transformation and excellence, as a Store Planner based in Cape Town, Western Cape. This role is key within our Fashion, Beauty, and Home division at the Head Office. You will support the planning team by managing administrative tasks, analyzing sales data, and ensuring optimal stock availability to drive profitable investment. Responsibilities include planning store sales, size profiling, merchandising allocations, liaising with stores and suppliers, and using advanced Excel and Cognos reporting tools.

We seek candidates with at least 2 years of retail experience, strong analytical skills, commercial insight, and the ability to work independently with initiative. If you have a retail/business qualification and a proactive approach, join Woolworths and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to growth and transformation. Woolworths values diversity and is dedicated to meeting employment equity goals.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum of 2 years retail experience, preferably within fashion, beauty, or home sectors.
Relevant retail or business qualification is essential.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Cognos reporting tools for data analysis.
Strong numerical, analytical, and interpretive abilities for sales and stock data review.
Commercial acumen with a merchant mindset to drive profitable investment decisions.
Excellent attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
Proactive, action-oriented with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills for liaising with stores and suppliers.
Capability to utilize initiative, problem-solve, and make informed decisions.
Outstanding planning, organizing skills, and customer service orientation.
Duties and Responsibilities
Assist the planning team with administrative tasks and detailed sales data analysis to support stock availability and profitability.
Collaborate in store sales planning, size profiling, and store profile development to optimize merchandise allocation.
Manage accurate allocation of merchandise to stores based on analysis and business requirements.
Liaise effectively with stores, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure seamless communication and coordination.
Utilize advanced Microsoft Excel and Cognos reporting tools for thorough data interpretation and reporting.
Contribute actively to departmental analysis, focusing on store and size level details to enhance trade decisions.
Support the planner by providing timely and accurate information critical to the planning and buying process.
Demonstrate commercial awareness and a merchant mindset to drive profitable investment and stock decisions.
Work proactively and independently, meeting deadlines and solving problems with initiative and sound judgment.
Maintain exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all tasks.

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Senior Buyer – Home Soft Décor & Kids

Closing Date
2026/06/15
Reference Number
WWL260604-23
Job Title Senior Buyer – Home Soft Décor & Kids
Job Type Full Time
Business Unit Fashion Beauty and Home
Location – Country South Africa
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location Description Head Office
Minimum Education Level Diploma | Advanced Certificate
Job Advert Summary
Join Woolworths FBH as a Senior Buyer – Home Soft Décor & Kids based in Cape Town, Western Cape. Woolworths, a leading South African retailer committed to innovation and transformation, offers you the chance to shape seasonal product strategies that align with brand vision and customer needs. In this role, you will oversee product development from concept to in-store execution, ensuring a profitable, balanced range that appeals to customers.

You will collaborate closely with Planning, Design, Sourcing, Marketing, and Sales teams, driving data-informed decisions and trend-led product direction. Lead, coach, and mentor junior buyers while managing product performance and supplier relationships.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant 3-year diploma or degree
• Minimum 5 to 8 year’s relevant buying experience within fashion retailer
• Experience in managing a home portfolio is advantageous.
• People management and coaching skills, ability to manage self, buyer, and buyer’s assistant
• Computer literate with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, PLM & EDITED
• Knowledge of current trends and proven ability to interpret trends and conceptualize products
• Excellent understanding of market, awareness of locally and international with a creative flair to
• interpret forthcoming moods, trends and themes
• Demonstrates the ability to think strategically and formulate effective plans and strategies.
• Understanding of business and buying processes and systems
• Retail market and industry knowledge
• Knowledge of markdown and mark up pricing, visibility to drive sales, sell-through
• Proven experience in delivering and executing business and BU strategy
• Ability to travel both locally and internationally
• Strong numerical and analytical skills

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing and executing a customer-led seasonal strategy aligned to key business objectives and brand positioning.
• Leading range building by partnering with Design, Sourcing and Planning to deliver trend-right, profitable assortments across channels.
• Leveraging insights from data, trend forecasts (e.g. EDITED, WGSN), customer analytics, and market research to inform product direction.
• Overseeing the full product lifecycle, from concept development to final sign-off ensuring product quality, pricing architecture and innovation.
• Conducting regular trade analysis to track product performance and implement actions that drive sales, improve margin, and manage stock health.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Technical, Visual Merchandising) to ensure cohesive execution across touchpoints.
• Supporting the sourcing strategy by engaging with suppliers, managing costing, and ensuring adherence to the merchandise cycle.
• Mentoring and coaching Trainees & Buying Assistants, driving skills development, performance and career growth.

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