Buyers Administrator - Fabiani_Menswear

Full job description

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

Understanding of the clothing retail Cycle and Buying Process

Skills:

Planning & Organising

Policy & Procedures

Market Research and Analysis

Supplier Management

Requirements Analysis

Global Sourcing

Behaviours:

Collaborates - effectively works with others to achieve shared goals

Communicates Effectively - conveys information and communicates ideas in a clear, concise and impactful manner

Customer Focus - understands, anticipates, and meets the needs and expectations of customers

Ensures Accountability - takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets

Manages Complexity - interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems

Persuades - effectively influences others by gaining support and commitment in the delivery of organisational goals and objectives

Plans and Aligns - develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives

Industries: Retail

Function: Marketing