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Buyers Assistant – Fabric and Trims (6 Month Contract) Jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at Cape Union Mart Group
Title: Buyers Assistant – Fabric and Trims (6 Month Contract)
Company: Cape Union Mart Group
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Job title : Buyers Assistant – Fabric and Trims (6 Month Contract)
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape TownDeadline : March 21, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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Job Description
An opportunity has become available at our Head Office (Cape Town) within Cape Union Mart for a Buyers Assistant for Fabrics and Trims (6 month contract) within the Green Thread Design Studio division. This role will primarily be responsible for assisting the fabric buyer in sourcing, researching, and procuring fabrics and trims needed for garment production, including tasks like managing supplier relationships, quality checks, and ensuring timely delivery of materials.
Duties And Responsibilities
Trims & Fabric
Follow brief from Designer on what is required for season – action sample requests with various suppliers :
Set up meetings with suppliers to view trim ranges
Liaise with suppliers to dye up and source sampling according to designers
Liaise with suppliers on price, lead-times and minimums
Daily follow ups on sampling
Do samples approvals with Designer or Buyer
Assemble “sample packs “ of trims per style for sample room ( for PP samples )
Uploading pics and references of approved trims ( in Sync )
Ensuring that sample room has enough trims , and ordering om their behalf
Control all fabric sampling requests for the Design Studio
Systems related work ( Sync and Oracle )
Raising PO’s
Monitoring trims stocks and forecasting for generic trims
Monitoring of PO’s and deliveries
Follow up with suppliers regarding orders
Processing of sample invoices (Oracle)
General
Answering queries from suppliers and the factory
Filing
Manage Fabric and Trim stock file
Requirements
Matric / Gr12
Relevant tertiary qualification (advantageous)
Candidates who have 1- 2 years experience in a similar role will be given preference
Computer literacy and Microsoft Office Proficiency is a must, excel advantageous
Candidates with Sync experience will be given preference
The ability to multitask and be organized is essential to the role
Excel and Powerpoint proficiency would be beneficial
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