About Think-Career™ RPO
Think-Career™ RPO is a leading retained Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) firm that provides tailored workforce solutions for companies across industries. We proactively source, screen top candidates through our talent pipeline development process for top employers and create access to career opportunities.
About the role
Build rich and well-informed perspectives on local consumer and market dynamics, cultural influences, general trends and competitive intelligence.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute towards the execution of winning product assortments.
- Leverage this deep understanding of local consumer & customer needs to brief and address market-specific requirements & opportunities.
- Build product assortments from the regional product line across all categories & channels, while enabling & managing the local redevelopment process.
- Lead marketplace mapping, assortment segmentation, in-season merchandising, and product performance monitoring.
- Build gender, category, channel, account level within the regional guidelines to ensure a consistent look and feel.
- Deep understanding of local socio, political and creative trends and ability to anticipate consumer behaviors and inform the regional brand responses.
- Interpret and incorporate local brief needs into requirements for the regional teams.
- Contribute to all aspects of Product Development activities.
- Inform and implement brand strategies.
- Identify and assist in developing quick response products.
- Inform an assortment plan that considers all local requirements.
- Thoughtfully manages risk to take advantage on market opportunities.
- Monitor and share competitor trends including pricing strategies for different accounts, channels and consumer segments.
Qualifications & Experience
- 4-year Degree or relevant diploma
- 5+ years work experience as a buyer.
- Experience in menswear.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven track record of managing processes end to end.
Behavioral Competencies
- Business Insight
- Accountable
- Ability to collaborate
- Cultivates Innovation
- Manages conflict
- Customer Focus
- Demonstrates Self-Awareness
- Being Resilient
- Has strong analytical skills
- Stakeholder engagement and management
Disclaimer
We will ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment because of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, colour, race, ethnic origin, religion, disability, or age; nor be disadvantaged by any other conditions or requirements which are irrelevant.
More Information
- Address Johannesburg, South Africa
- Salary Offer Monthly Market Related
- Experience Level Specialist
- Total Years Experience 4
- Academic Qualification Bachelor's Degree
- Working Hours Office
- Retirement Scheme Pension Fund
- Healthcare Medical Aid Cover
- Incentives Performance Based Incentive
