ROLE: Buyer - Apparel Fashion Wear
Location : Durban North- KZN
Qualifications and Experience: A relevant tertiary qualification
- Thorough knowledge of the stores niche and ideal customer profiles
- Networking skills to find new suppliers and continue to build relationships
- Decision-making skills to select items and purchase the right quantities
- Written and oral communication skills to compile reports and collaborate with other departments
- Negotiation skills to secure favourable pricing
- Mathematic skills to calculate profits and investor needs
- Computer skills to use spreadsheet, word processing and inventory management software
- Analytical skills to interpret sales and inventory data and assess product performance
Competencies:
- Proven ability to interpret trends
- Innovative
- A passion and flair for fashion
- Latest trends through industry reports, social media, trade shows and fashion shows
- Seeking out new suppliers and building relationships
- Reviewing and evaluating the current offerings available from suppliers
- Determining which goods to purchase and in what quantities
- Negotiating purchase terms with suppliers
- Analyzing inventory data to identify strong and weak sellers
- Generating reports and forecasts
- Advising marketing and merchandising departments on the best ways to display and promote items
