Phila Nxumalo

I am an experienced retail buyer with 2 years experience in the field. I value ethical practice, collaboration and embrace diversity. My expertise are being able to maintain healthy relationships and launching successful products through hard-work, good eye for detail and the drive to execute strategies for growth which makes me valuable in all my working environments.

TRAINEE BUYER - MR PRICE SPORT HEADQUARTERS

(2023-09)

Department Portfolio: Accessories (Headwear, Hydration Bottles, Hair Accessories, Running Accessories) Drinks & Snacks (FMCG). Merchandise retail processes: Annual strategy, Seasonal postmortem, future trends, seasonal strategy, assorting, booking, review, place purchase orders, inbound/outbound, current trend.

• Postmortem and Strategy Preparation/analyzing trade, demand and fulfill
• Using Software's -MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Purchasing and Stock Software's - Redworld MIS, MWB, eFocus, Item performance, Stock and Sales, RedNet
• Understanding KPI'S and Sales Metrics - PMO, SALES, BUDGET, COMPANY PLAN, STOCK, RSP, COSTINGS, MARKDOWNS, PROMOTIONS, SSL, STOCK LEVELS, OPENING & CLOSING STOCK, OTB
• Range building/Trend Forecasting – Core lines vs Updates and Newness
• Briefing Suppliers & negotiating costs/MOQ's and requesting samples. FIT, PPS, BPS Approve and seal - evaluating quality
• Understanding Packing methods and how to raise orders accordingly
• Importance of running campaigns to promote product and to generate sales and mitigating risk
• Understanding Lead times / – Pre production, production & Post. (Local Suppliers vs Direct Suppliers)
• Importance of updating a merch mag
• Adding newness to assortment but testing first (test colour, price point, style/silhouette, store grid & size)
• Chasing /Pull Forward/Discontinue /Cancelling and Move Orders Out
• Onboarding supplier – sign on pack
• Comp shopping (Competitors range, trend & layout vs us), Store visits(our store layout and range), Retail Mapping(Overview of trend, holistically and in detail (Looking at the current range, packaging, RSP, Signage and all relevant elements) Locally and Globally
• Tracking Delivery, OTIF -On Time In Full
• Work etiquette (Being punctual/effective communication, verbally and electronically/digitally, accountability, team collaboration)
• Respecting Associates Boundaries/Internal stakeholders: QA, sourcing, marketing, online, social media, VM, design team, Planning, Ops

SALESWOMAN - BOARDRIDER GATEWAY

(2023-01 - 2023-08)

• Customer service
• Stocktaking
• UNIT Counts
• IBTs
• Cashier
• Banking
• Monthly targets
• Merchandising
• Size Curving
• Flat packing
• Housekeeping

TUTOR - MPC CONNECT

(2022)

Teaching English to foreign students as a native speaker

DIPLOMA - FASHION PRODUCTION - UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (2019 - 2022)

HIGHER CERTIFICATE - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - ROSEBANK COLLEGE (2017 - 2017)

CERTIFICATE - TEFL - TEFL UNIVERSAL (2022 - 2022)