Assistant Buyer – Footwear – Vans – Cape Town needed at Ares Holdings

Analytical skills:

• Monitor sales data, by price, category, trend, consumer, etc., post season, in season and pre-season
• Competitive report every season, analysing surrounding ftw market
• Build a pricing hierarchy at the beginning of each season
• Identify and understand sales and consumer trends and make recommendations
• Monitoring the timing and scope of seasonal changes
• Make recommendations and assist with merchandising
• Develop supply strategies that will minimize stock outs while maximising inventory turns
• Communicating with Vans stores and maintain this relationship
• Set up seasonal line lists for Retail Stores as well as Wholesale Accounts
• Analyse Market Place sales and assist in ensuring the right product is available at the right time to the right stores.

Inventory Management:

• Understand and maintain desired inventory levels of the assortment within each category for every month. Managing Store Capacities
• Track Ecom stock, ensuring right product goes live at the right time
• Manage and organising the sample room, keeping it in order and tidy
• Merchandising of Showrooms (especially during sell in period)
• Creating Merchandising boards for both retail and wholesale
• Ensure plans are in place to meet marketing launches, promotional activation, etc.
• Order Tracking and reporting
• Assist with checking ATS (Available to Sell)
• Assist with pricing structure for staff purchases and sample sales when necessary
• Ensuring correct stock goes on sale each season
• Weekly audit of stores each week to ensure correct product is displayed correctly
• Catalogue creation every season
• Handling/organising damaged stock
• Weekly tracking of all key marketed stories with report back
• Bimonthly store visits in Cape Town

General:

• Maintaining a professional image whilst in the office and travelling
• Assist with any ad hoc duties
• Any other reasonable and lawful ad hoc tasks or duties that may be required from time to time
• A formal job description will be provided with the contract of employment should you accept this offer.

Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Stores experience will be an advantage
• A strong understanding of lifestyle footwear brands and the market opportunities within the retail, wholesale and Ecommerce sector
• Strong administration skills
• Strong merchant skills
• Highly numerate and able to deal with large volumes of data
• Organized and deadline driven with exceptional attention to detail
• Sound understanding of supplier profiles
• Must have good problem-solving skills
• Understanding of supply chain processes and concepts
• Ability to prioritize tasks according to importance in a fast-paced environment
• Multi-tasking capability without compromising on quality
• Dependable, punctual and able to work flexible working hours
• Valid Driver’s license and own transport
• Willing to travel locally