October 10, 2024

Toys R Us and Babies R Us South Africa

Durban

OTHER

Retail Buyer (Category Manager - Electronics)

Retail Buyer

Introduction
Are you ready to be part of a fun and dynamic team in a fast-paced environment? We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Retail Buyer (Category Manager) to support our high-performing team in driving the continued profitability of our stores.
What are we looking for?
Positive attitude, drive, passion and strong retail buying experience.
You will be required to work with a wide variety of stakeholders from both within the business and with our supply base and must therefore possess excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and problem solving skills. You will need to develop an in-depth knowledge of our products and our customers, as well as the ability to stay on top of category trends, technologies, innovation, competition and supplier capability.
Job purpose:
To meet sales and margins budget through selecting appropriate product ranges in order to provide our shopper with the widest breadth of product at the best possible value.
Responsible for evaluation, forecasting, selection and procurement of all merchandise. The Buyer is accountable for range management, department strategies, sales, profits, margins, stock turn for respective department as well as product quality control.
Key Skills needed:

Product Development
Negotiating
Analysing sales data
Detail orientated and a creative problem solver
Critical and analytical thinking skills
Excellent communication skills
Ability to persuade others
Inventory management
Sales planning
Forecasting
Expert level skills in retail merchandising tools and Microsoft tools/applications such as Excel and Outlook
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to multi task in a busy environment

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Strategy Development
Analysing Competition
Financial Analysis, Pricing / OTB Planning
Building Assortment and Range Plan
SKU / Product / System Management
Marketing / Advertising & Promotions
Supplier Management/Negotiation
Leadership / Talent Enhancement & Training
Cross Functional Partnership

Desired Qualification and Experience

National Diploma or Degree in business related field with Retail Buying as a subject
At least 5 years experience in Retail Buying, preferably in the fields of gaming or electronics.