Woolworths Is Recruiting: FBH Trainee Buyer – South Africa

Apply by: 21 July 2023

Position Summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Fixed Term Contract

Introduction
Interested in fashion retail? Wonder how products are chosen? Curious about customers and their buying patterns? Skilled in relationship building and planning? If you have a fashion, retail, or interior design qualification, consider buying as your perfect role.

Job description

• Creative and conceptual input in design and range building
• Develop fashion ranges that are fashion-forward and in line with customer needs
• Product design and construction
• Constant product analysis
• Brief suppliers in line with design brief deliverables
• Provide buying input into planning deliverables
• Supplier negotiation
• Customer analysis
• Global and local trends analysis NB: Your application will only be considered if you attach all the following documents:
• Full CV
• Copy of university academic transcript
  If you are struggling to load multiple documents, please put the required attachments into 1 file/pdf and submit.

Minimum requirements

Final-year student or have completed your diploma/degree in Fashion Design, Clothing Management, Textiles, or Consumer Science (creative qualification)

Commercial Acumen

Trading Knowledge

Taste and Flair

Negotiation Skills

Detail Oriented