Cape Town: Buyer posted by O’Brien Recruitment
Posted on 2025-08-12 00:00:00
| Employer | O’Brien Recruitment |
|---|---|
| Category | Fashion/Textile |
| Location | Western Cape / Cape Town |
Job Summary
Purpose of the role:
As a Home and Living buyer you will contribute to the continued growth of Superbalist as manager of a number of categories within a department.
Your primary accountability is to build balanced range assortments through securing the worlds best brands, negotiating the best price.
Securing the right depth to deliver a right price first time fast fashion merchandise targeted at a young millennial customer.
Responsibilities
Ensure the Superbalist Customer is at the heart of everything that we do.
Research & develop seasonal trend guides using internal and external resources.
Collaborate with the Retail Analyst to strategically build balanced range assortments for the customer across third party brands and private labels.
Sign, build and maintain partnerships with the worlds best brands aligned to the customer strategy and ensure we get the best price, great value offers and exclusive ranges.
Negotiate profitable trading terms and ensure Supplier contracts are in place to govern all partnerships.
Work closely with your suppliers and supply chain to ensure stock is delivered to the warehouse on time, packaged correctly and as cost effectively as possible.
Monitor Stock, sales, margin and assortment to ensure delivery of KPIs.
Trade your range in-season through consistent analysis and interpretation of data to drive sell-through and reduce markdown.
Be first to market by obsessively monitoring global and local markets via social media,in-house tools, and competitive shopping.
Be a part of millennial youth culture to drive the right decision making for the Superbalist market.
Support the customer team in delivering a world class customer experience in product delivery & service.
Min Requirements:
Relevant Diploma or Degree in Fashion, Marketing, Design, BSC or BComm.
Min 3-5 years experience in retail
3 years experience in home and living buying.
Adaptability
Clear and professional verbal and written communication
Comfortable working across multiple departments
Demonstrates a high level of organizing and efficiency
Focused on attention to detail
Open to continuous learning
Skills, knowledge & abilities
Competency in MS Office packages specifically in excel
Deep knowledge and understanding of retail maths
Proven ability in analytics & logical interpretation of data
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