JOB TITLE: Merchandiser / Buyer
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
Responsibilities
- Interprets the company product strategy into product ranges;
- Balances the range for the target consumer and by market in terms of price points, styles, fashion colour, etc.;
- Release Orders to relevant stakeholders within deadlines;
- Support the management of the use of WSSI to deliver accurate weekly plans / forecasts / stocks, ensuring that OTB and MD are controlled and flexed to deliver terminal stock targets;
- Monitor flow of initial allocation as well as reorders to stores by classification and by style;
- Create and update storearticle sizing;
- Analyse bestsellers for gender / store, providing business analysis and reports;
- Review and adjust merchandise distribution plans based on current trends, store performance;
- Manage new opening and refit stock;
- Ensure that stock is managed to reflect the balance between replenishment and newness;
- Review weekly supplier Deliveries Management according to the Delivery plan to constantly handle critical situation, delays and obtain best efficiency on the incoming stock;
- Manage Seasonal Return and Cancellation;
- Monitor best and slow seller, taking action to maximize sales on best seller and reduce stock level on slow seller;
- Weekly update of sales analysis in order to have clarity on the detailed sales and stock situation for each department / category / brand and provide weekly reporting to other departments;
- Responsible for the End Season analysis and review with Buying / Business Analysis/Allocation team in order to identify key issues to take into consideration for the next seasons plan and buy improvements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Engineering, Business Administration or another relevant field.
- Must have 4 – 6 years of experience as a Buyer or Merchandiser with a medium to large size retailer.
- Computer proficiency with advanced knowledge of Excel is a must.
- Strong aptitude with numbers and clear understanding of retail math skills.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate persuasively, influentially and responsibly across a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
- Excels in team-environments and in building and developing strong interpersonal relationships, while maintaining an individual determination to accomplish goals.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
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Deadline: August 20, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Merchandiser |