Trainee Buyer Mr Price Group (Apparel)

at  Mr Price Group

Are you super organized, a fashion lover and have an eye for the latest trends? Yes? Well, you can be part of the team responsible for developing and selecting future fashion ranges for our customers.
We’re looking for a Trainee Buyer to ensure that we’re constantly offering the most exciting products to our 500+ stores internationally.

Responsibilities: Trainee’s follow a bespoke structured program. With support and guidance build key knowledge and skills that equip the role to develop category plans which demonstrate the ability to plan the right merchandise for the right stores at the right time as well as a strong understanding of all the financial measures around sales, stock & profit.
Working at our Support Centre in Durban you will have a unique opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of buying at one of South Africa’s top international omnichannel retailers.
What you’ll be doing…
Deliver amazing administrative support to the team to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Maintain the Merchandise Process and make sure you support your suppliers in meeting each key date so the product runs on time.
Manage and track hundreds of samples (fits, development, shoots/meetings).
Work closely with marketing, quality, resource, visual merchandise and your suppliers on a daily basis.
We’d love to meet someone who…
Lives & breathes fashion.
Understands who our customer is.
Is super organized, able to use initiative and work in a fast-paced environment.
Great attention to details.
Excellent communication skills & ability to build great relationships.
1 years’ experience in manufacturing will set you apart