Senior Buyer (Toys)

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Senior Buyer (Toys) to join our Retail Team in Cape Town.

The successful incumbet will be responsible to take a leadership role in the procurement and purchasing process within Takealot, managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and making strategic decisions to ensure a reliable and cost-effective supply chain while also mentoring and providing guidance to junior buyers within the procurement team.

This position reports to the Divisional Buying Manager

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop a comprehensive Toys strategy/plan to drive growth across the department in sales, brands, suppliers and new product listings
• Plan to develop and drive growth across the department in sales, brands, suppliers and new product listings
• Drive innovation by sourcing and prioritizing new brands and suppliers according to this growth plan and in line with market trends and consumer demand 
• Deliver against key financial and service level performance ind