Nathirah Damoes
Assistant Buyer - Boys Accessories
37 years old
Driving License
Cape Town South Africa
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
My passion is trends and how this influences the customers buying behaviour. I have a great eye for fashion, a certificate in Fashion Merchandising , I have also completed my National Diploma in Retail Business Management. I am currently employed at Woolworths as an Assistant Buyer for Boys Accessories.
I am a creative with a focus on sourcing trends, understanding the customer, and translating this to successful sales of the brand. This requires knowledge of the LSM and key insights of our customer.
I am a creative with a focus on sourcing trends, understanding the customer, and translating this to successful sales of the brand. This requires knowledge of the LSM and key insights of our customer.
Buyers Assistant
Woolworths
September 2015
to November 2018
Cape Town
South Africa
- As part of my development I am currently assisting with the below:
• Product Procurement - Buying two sub-classes - Classic Casual Knit & Woven Bottoms.
• Ensuring that product specifications are briefed on time and comprehensively to suppliers.
• Ensuring on time delivery to group critical path.
• Present Knit & Woven Bottom range in reviews to management.
• Cost price negotiation and finalizing items.
• Range building Knit & Woven Bottoms in line with department strategy.
• Assist buyer range build balance of sub-classes.
• Sourcing of suitable fabrics and fabric updates for key items.
• Present Attributes for both sub-classes in product reviews.
• Present competitor shop and customer analysis in reviews. - As part of my Buyer's Assistant Function:
• Assist in ensuring the product range is delivered timeously to meet our customers’ needs
• Provide input into the development and delivery of the departmental strategy
• Ensure garments are available for all reviews
• Management of Critical Path via RMS / Quest
• Contract and purchase order management
• Ensure that all red and black seals are approved
• Administer all contract and import orders
• Administer and maintain RMS, including item set up, preparation and management of contracting and management of buying ordering process
• Manage the control of review and marketing samples as well as sample sales
• Ensure that the venue and relevant documents are prepared for reviews
• Liaise with stores, franchisees and suppliers
• Online co-ordinator for David Jones - Ensuring the entire department's online visibility is maintained at 100%
