Assistant Buyer: Kidswear Jet - The Foschini Group (TFG)


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Foschini Group Purchasing / Procurement Jobs in Gauteng


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Key Responsibilities:

  • Administratively supporting all aspects of the buying process
  • Ensuring timeous placement of orders onto the purchasing system
  • Maintaining a control system for the sample room
  • Compiling, balancing, and updating spreadsheets and reports
  • Maintaining quality assurance control and audit of samples
  • All preparations prior to presentations 
  • Completing all administrative documentation that is related to loading products into the TFG system
  • Building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers
  • Communicating with suppliers to gather all information required to load product
  • Processing of all amendments and communicating changes to relevant parties
  • Supporting the customer service team in resolving product and order queries and complaints and product sourcing and pricing queries
  • Managing orders through the critical path process
  • Pulling of weekly reports on incoming stock and liaising with suppliers for keep samples 
  • Managing sample process between retail and production
  • Prepping of product and documents for quarterly SWOT's 
  • Able to do a Comp Shop on their own 
  • Pulling samples/images for weekly sales reports or product meetings as requested by the buyer
  • Assisting Buyers with order placements
  • Maintaining the retail sample room
  • Assist with the coordination of QA samples 

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Matric, Higher Certificate or Diploma 
  • Buying Admin experience 
  • Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or similar role would be advantageous 
  • Understanding of the clothing retail Cycle and Buying Process 
  • A good working knowledge of the current computer software packages (knowledge of Excel, Word & E-mail would be preferable).


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Skills: 

  • Uses a structured approach to effectively manage tasks
  • Analyses complex situations and formulates effective strategic plans 
  • Builds meaningful connections and establishes relationships
  • Leverage’s market and business insights in the delivery of their work

Behaviours: 

  • Takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets
  • Be highly organised, numerate, and have exceptional coordination ability 
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain working relationships incl. being helpful and assisting where necessary in the department. 
  • Show initiative, be proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated 
  • Have high energy levels 
  • Have the ability to multi-task and be flexible 
  • Excel in a pressurised environment 
  • Have a problem-solving approach to work 
  • Able to work with a large workload and remain efficient 
  • Must be able to work with a team 
  • Must possess a positive attitude 

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