Purpose of the role: 

• As the 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 world’s 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:

• 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 world’s 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 KPI’s.
• 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 4 years’ experience in retail
• Previous Homeware retail experience.
• 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