Job Description
Business Area:
Merchandising
Workplace Type:
On-site
Location - Town / City:
Cape Town
Job Description:
Join South Africa’s leading fashion retailer and become part of a winning team. If fashion retail excites you, then this position may well be for you. Truworths has an exciting opportunity for a Sourcing Coordinator that has strong fashion, administration and travel experience to source innovative and adventurous product abroad.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the fast and cost effective purchase of finished goods
- Negotiating prices and delivery dates
- Building relationships with Suppliers and Manufacturers
- Understand the workmanship involved and able to suggest options to change fabric and construction
- Disciplined to ensure critical path is met
- Attention to detail as briefs need to be accurately executed, PLM System needs to be up to date
- Trader instinct to ensure growth of the portfolio
- Negotiation skills – able to negotiate prices and find win-win situations between Buyer and supplier pertaining to styling changes
Qualifications and Experience:
- Previous experience in working and communicating directly with overseas suppliers
- Strong administrative including strong written communication skills
- Computer literate
- Experience in working in a Manufacturing (or similar) background would be preferred
- Previous experience managing a Sourcing Assistant
- Has travelling experience and is able to travel abroad
Competencies:
- Team player with the ability to upward manage
- Able to build productive relationships with buyers and suppliers
- Enjoys working in a fast paced environment
- Ability to multi-task
- Must be solution-focussed
- Innovative - work smarter and suggest systems to enable this
- Good presentation skills
Apply Now ↗
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