Trainee Buyer

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**Overview** The Mr Price Group is offering Trainee Merchandise Buyer career opportunities, which are aimed at producing fully trained and equipped Retail Merchandiser Buyers for the business. The objective of the Trainee Buyer role is to support the Buyer in sourcing the best merchandise at the best price, within the company’s strategy. **What you will do** - Collaborate within the department to ensure that orders are placed timeously and critical path deadlines are met in order to achieve desired results for the department. - Complete a development program to understand the full merchandise process, product knowledge, and critical path, which includes aspects like product post mortem & strategy, supplier negotiations, assortment building, quality standards & fit process, product review, marketing, and trends. - Assist in analyzing and reacting to current trade and product performance for the department in order to propose opportunities to potentialize sales and minimize risk. **Requirements (from the original advert)** - Degree or Diploma in Fashion design, Clothing management, or Textiles. - Knowledge of current trends. - Numerical skills. - Communication skills (verbal & written). - Computer literacy. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for individuals seeking a career opportunity to become a Retail Merchandiser Buyer. Ideal candidates should possess a relevant degree or diploma in Fashion design, Clothing management, or Textiles, have knowledge of current trends, numerical skills, strong verbal and written communication, and computer literacy. They should be prepared to undertake a development program to understand the full merchandise process and product knowledge. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/trainee-buyer-mr-price-group-1 Source: myjobmag

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