Assistant Buyer: Kidswear Jet

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).

Skills:

• Uses a structured approach to effectively manage tasks
• Analyses complex situations and formulates effective strategic plans
• Builds meaningful connections and establishes relationships
• Leverage’s market and business insights in the delivery of their work

Behaviours:

• Takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets
• Be highly organised, numerate, and have exceptional coordination ability
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain working relationships incl. being helpful and assisting where necessary in the department.
• Show initiative, be proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated
• Have high energy levels
• Have the ability to multi-task and be flexible
• Excel in a pressurised environment
• Have a problem-solving approach to work
• Able to work with a large workload and remain efficient
• Must be able to work with a team
• Must possess a positive attitude

Please ensure that your line manager is aware and supports your application

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