23 Buying jobs in South Africa

Overview

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Buyer to manage the procurement of core materials and finished goods for our jewelry manufacturing and retail operations. This role is critical to sourcing high-quality diamonds, precious stones, findings, metals, and finished jewelry products from trusted suppliers worldwide. You will be responsible for ensuring product quality, competitive pricing, and timely delivery to support both production and retail merchandising plans. We’re looking for someone with a positive attitude, who enjoys solving problems, takes initiative, and is committed to growing both their skills and their professional brand in the jewelry industry.

• Source and procure essential jewelry components, including loose diamonds and gemstones (precious and semi-precious), metal findings (clasps, settings, chains), mounts, semi-finished goods, and finished jewellery products.
• Manage vendor relationships, from luxury suppliers to raw materials traders, ensuring reliability, ethical sourcing, and quality standards.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and lead times to maintain margin targets while ensuring supply stability.
• Work closely with product development, design, and production teams to support seasonal and core range needs.
• Partner with merchandising planners to align inventory levels with sales forecasts and production timelines.
• Stay informed about commodity pricing trends (e.g., gold, diamonds) and their impact on cost planning.
• Monitor quality assurance standards for incoming components and manage any supplier non-compliance issues.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, purchase orders, and supply chain documentation.
• Attend trade fairs, supplier meetings, and industry events to source new materials and innovations.
• Ensure alignment with ethical sourcing, conflict-free diamond practices, and sustainability initiatives.

1. Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain, International Trade, or related field.
2. 8+ years of experience in a buying role.
3. Familiarity with gemological standards (e.g., GIA certifications, 4Cs of diamonds).
4. Experience in a manufacturing environment is a strong advantage.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Buyer to manage the procurement of core materials and finished goods for our jewelry manufacturing and retail operations. This role is critical to sourcing high-quality diamonds, precious stones, findings, metals, and finished jewelry products from trusted suppliers worldwide. You will be responsible for ensuring product quality, competitive pricing, and timely delivery to support both production and retail merchandising plans. We’re looking for someone with a positive attitude, who enjoys solving problems, takes initiative, and is committed to growing both their skills and their professional brand in the jewelry industry.

• Source and procure essential jewelry components, including loose diamonds and gemstones (precious and semi-precious), metal findings (clasps, settings, chains), mounts, semi-finished goods, and finished jewellery products.
• Manage vendor relationships, from luxury suppliers to raw materials traders, ensuring reliability, ethical sourcing, and quality standards.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and lead times to maintain margin targets while ensuring supply stability.
• Work closely with product development, design, and production teams to support seasonal and core range needs.
• Partner with merchandising planners to align inventory levels with sales forecasts and production timelines.
• Stay informed about commodity pricing trends (e.g., gold, diamonds) and their impact on cost planning.
• Monitor quality assurance standards for incoming components and manage any supplier non-compliance issues.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, purchase orders, and supply chain documentation.
• Attend trade fairs, supplier meetings, and industry events to source new materials and innovations.
• Ensure alignment with ethical sourcing, conflict-free diamond practices, and sustainability initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, International Trade, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a buying role.
• Familiarity with gemological standards (e.g., GIA certifications, 4Cs of diamonds).
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is a strong advantage.

Company: SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd

The Administrator’s primary purpose is to provide administrative and office support to the scrap metal buying team. This person must have extensive experience in a range of administrative functions and will be expected to manage a large workload.

Profile

Qualifying Experience:

• University degree or tertiary qualification recommended
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office – Advanced Excel knowledge
• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Must have own reliable vehicle

Qualifying Attributes:

• Accurate and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and manage demanding workload in a pressurised environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must be willing to work overtime - especially on Fridays

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

We Offer:

We offer a highly competitive package based on the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Buyer to manage the procurement of

core materials and finished goods for our jewelry manufacturing and retail operations. This

role is critical to sourcing high-quality diamonds, precious stones, findings, metals, and

finished jewelry products from trusted suppliers worldwide. You will be responsible for

ensuring product quality, competitive pricing, and timely delivery to support both

production and retail merchandising plans.

We're looking for someone with a positive attitude, who enjoys solving problems, takes

initiative, and is committed to growing both their skills and their professional brand in the

jewelry industry.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Source and procure essential jewelry components, including:

• Loose diamonds and gemstones (precious and semi-precious)

• Metal findings (clasps, settings, chains)

• Mounts, semi-finished goods, and finished jewellery products.

• Manage vendor relationships, from luxury suppliers to raw materials traders,

ensuring reliability, ethical sourcing, and quality standards.

• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and lead times to maintain margin targets while

ensuring supply stability.

• Work closely with product development, design, and production teams to support

seasonal and core range needs.

• Partner with merchandising planners to align inventory levels with sales forecasts

and production timelines.

• Stay informed about commodity pricing trends (e.g., gold, diamonds) and their

impact on cost planning.

• Monitor quality assurance standards for incoming components and manage any

supplier non-compliance issues.

• Maintain accurate procurement records, purchase orders, and supply chain

documentation.

• Attend trade fairs, supplier meetings, and industry events to source new materials

and innovations.

• Ensure alignment with ethical sourcing, conflict-free diamond practices, and

sustainability initiatives.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

1. Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain, International Trade, or related field.

2. 8+ years of experience in a buying role.

3. Familiarity with gemological standards (e.g., GIA certifications, 4Cs of diamonds).

4.Experience in a manufacturing environment is a strong advantage.

To offer our customer mass market-led fashionable, category and item dominant assortments of the wanted items for the season at great value on an ELDP (Every Day Low Prices) basis, with a focus on future to be in-house design-led, driven by current trade influences.

Responsibilities

Current Trade

• Provide guidance, support and oversight to buyers with regards to their weekly management of all current trade buying activities and action plans including critical marketing deadlines and the weekly performance of items, subcategories and categories.
• As a team communicate a current trade report for the senior executives, as well as strategic overviews of the previous month's trade required for board reports.
• Analyse the RLC monthly; monitor growth targets against strategic intent and initiate proactive interventions as needed.
• Assess sales and order impacts and provide appropriate guidance regarding action plans.
• Facilitate competitive shops and store visits and ensure that action plans incorporate appropriate trading responses.

Post-Mortem & Seasonal Strategy:

• Set and drive future brand product calls and vision based on a thorough understanding of historical brand performance and future brand strategy within the bigger picture of gender and company strategy.
• Oversee as a team, the Compshop process and gather pertinent PM insights from other functional areas including Resource, Trend and support departments.
• Conduct an in-depth and relevant brand product performance analysis (including Quality and Supplier performance – if applicable) and compile a Post Mortem document and summary outlining key learnings, business implications and strategic insights.
• Present the Post Mortem to Merchant Executives and senior business leadership identifying critical gaps and opportunities for Brand growth.
• Formulate a sub-category strategy that forms the basis of the seasonal assortment framework, ensuring item dominance and clarity of offer for our customer, incorporating trend and Post Mortem learns for the foundation of this strategy.
• Formulate a seasonal Supplier strategy with your team, inclusive of the resource department that is well considered, and risk-balanced, allowing for an agile, highly reactive strategy whereby the golden rule forms the basis of the supplier partnership.
• Identify key tests and new fabric and develop samples for Strategy and establish costing with Resource including all FOB cost factors.
• Compile a Strategy Brand summary ensuring alignment and input from Trend, VM and Resource.
• Present to Executives and Business leadership providing a clear, detailed rationale which reference market conditions, Product and KPI's.

Assortment & Review

• Coordinate and manage assortment buying work based on review timelines, key calendar dates, and turnaround timelines.
• As a team oversee and support building the assortment plan ensuring that all assortments reflect the right trend interpretation and quality standards per product and 'talk to key' strategic objectives and trade performance history.
• Ensure effective execution of the resource strategy to build on partnership and supplier relationships, aligned to the company values.
• Compile and present the Review including key uniforms and ranges and communicate any shifts in product and changes from the initial strategic direction.
• Prepare for the Review Presentation and present to Executives and Business leadership demonstrating clear alignment with the seasonal strategy and the in-store delivery critical path.

Leadership & Process Management

• Set goals and direction for the team in line with key brand imperatives as well as gender and company strategy.
• Ensure a focus on future brand evolution, innovation and vision as well as continuously optimizing current trade performance.
• Facilitate role clarity within the team and ensure clear accountability at a task contribution level as well as 'ownership' of key responsibility areas.
• Provide guidance and performance feedback at both an individual and team level -optimizing learning and development for all team members.
• Ensure accountability through effective delegation with appropriate support and oversight dependent on levels of competence and experience in the team.
• Review and streamline processes through innovation where necessary to ensure effective time management, proactive planning and team member utilization in collaboration with peers.
• Create a team culture that is disciplined in its thinking; responsive to trade; collaborative across all areas of the business and passionate about fashion retail in keeping with our company values.

Travel

• Travel locally and abroad to assess current market trends and provide detailed feedback accordingly.
• Qualifications
• Diploma/Degree: Fashion Design or Clothing Management
• 5 - 7 years of Retail Buying experience with experience managing a team
• Manufacturing Experience (advantageous).
• Team Mentorship/Coaching Experience.
• Understanding of the Merchandise Process.
• Knowledge of Garment Construction, Fabrics, Fibres & Quality.
• Proficient in Mathematics.
• Negotiation & Presentation Skills.

Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.

Mr Price,
our largest trading division
is recruiting an experienced
Buying Manager.

In this influential role, you will spearhead buying strategies that
elevate brand positioning, optimize profitability, and exceed customer expectations
.

Strategic Buying Leadership:

• Shape the Future
  – Develop and execute a
  cutting-edge product strategy
  that captures market trends and maximizes profitability.
• High-Impact Decision Making
  – Use
  data-driven insights
  to optimize product mix, pricing, and supplier partnerships.
• Innovation & Agility
  – Identify emerging trends and
  translate them into commercially successful assortments
  ahead of the competition.

Product & Supplier Strategy:

• Global Sourcing & Supplier Negotiation
  – Build
  strategic supplier relationships
  , ensuring the best
  price, quality, and speed to market
  .
• Category Domination
  – Curate a
  trend-led, item-dominant assortment
  that resonates with customers and drives revenue.
• Speed & Efficiency
  – Optimize the
  product lifecycle
  , from concept to shelf, ensuring agility in a fast-paced retail landscape.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Market & Trend Influence
  – Work closely with
  trend forecasting, planning, design, and merchandising teams
  to create an
  unmatched product offering
  .
• Retail Performance Optimization
  – Partner with Merchandise Planning and Operations to align buying decisions with
  store performance and customer demand
  .
• Strategic Storytelling
  – Present compelling trade reports and insights that drive
  executive-level decision-making
  .

What are we looking for?

• Diploma/Degree: Fashion Design or Clothing Management
• 5 - 7 years of Retail Buying experience
  with experience
  managing a team
• Manufacturing Experience (advantageous).

Why Join Mr Price?

We don't just offer jobs—we offer
game-changing career opportunities
. Here's what's in it for you:

Incentives Galore
– Short- and long-term rewards for
driving sales and profitability
.

Medical Aid & Wellness
– Comprehensive
healthcare benefits
and wellness offerings.

Retirement Fund
– Secure your financial future with a
structured retirement plan
.

Work-Life Balance
– Enjoy
half-day Fridays & no-meeting Fridays
for a
healthier work rhythm
.

Exclusive Discounts
– Take advantage of
staff discounts
across all
Mr Price Group
brands.

Sample Shop
– Be the
first to access and influence
our latest products at discounted prices.

Executive Perks
– Enjoy
premium Head Office amenities
(Canteen, Beautician, Hairdresser, On-Site Nurse, and more).

Inclusive Culture
– Be part of a
diverse and empowering workplace
that celebrates individuality.

Unlimited Growth
– Accelerate your career with
leadership pathways
designed for upward mobility.

Ready to shape the future of fashion retail?

Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.

Job Description

To offer our customer mass market-led fashionable, category and item dominant assortments of the wanted items for the season, with a focus on future to be in-house design-led, driven by current trade influences.

Responsibilities

Current Trade

Provide guidance, support and oversight to buyers with regards to their weekly management of all current trade buying activities and action plans including critical marketing deadlines and the weekly performance of items, subcategories and categories.

As a team communicate a current trade report for the senior executives, as well as strategic overviews of the previous month's trade required for board reports.

Analyse the RLC monthly; monitor growth targets against strategic intent and initiate proactive interventions as needed.

Assess sales and order impacts and provide appropriate guidance regarding action plans.

Facilitate competitive shops and store visits and ensure that action plans incorporate appropriate trading responses.

Post-Mortem & Seasonal Strategy:

Set and drive future brand product calls and vision based on a thorough understanding of historical brand performance and future brand strategy within the bigger picture of gender and company strategy.

Oversee as a team, the Compshop process and gather pertinent PM insights from other functional areas including Resource, Trend and support departments.

Conduct an in-depth and relevant brand product performance analysis (including Quality and Supplier performance – if applicable) and compile a Post Mortem document and summary outlining key learnings, business implications and strategic insights.

Present the Post Mortem to Merchant Executives and senior business leadership identifying critical gaps and opportunities for Brand growth.

Formulate a sub-category strategy that forms the basis of the seasonal assortment framework, ensuring item dominance and clarity of offer for our customer, incorporating trend and Post Mortem learns for the foundation of this strategy.

Formulate a seasonal Supplier strategy with your team, inclusive of the resource department that is well considered, and risk-balanced, allowing for an agile, highly reactive strategy whereby the golden rule forms the basis of the supplier partnership.

Identify key tests and new fabric and develop samples for Strategy and establish costing with Resource including all FOB cost factors.

Compile a Strategy Brand summary ensuring alignment and input from Trend, VM and Resource.

Present to Executives and Business leadership providing a clear, detailed rationale which reference market conditions, Product and KPI's.

Assortment & Review

Coordinate and manage assortment buying work based on review timelines, key calendar dates, and turnaround timelines.

As a team oversee and support building the assortment plan ensuring that all assortments reflect the right trend interpretation and quality standards per product and 'talk to key' strategic objectives and trade performance history.

Ensure effective execution of the resource strategy to build on partnership and supplier relationships, aligned to the company values.

Compile and present the Review including key uniforms and ranges and communicate any shifts in product and changes from the initial strategic direction.

Prepare for the Review Presentation and present to Executives and Business leadership demonstrating clear alignment with the seasonal strategy and the in-store delivery critical path.

Leadership & Process Management

Set goals and direction for the team in line with key brand imperatives as well as gender and company strategy.

Ensure a focus on future brand evolution, innovation and vision as well as continuously optimizing current trade performance.

Facilitate role clarity within the team and ensure clear accountability at a task contribution level as well as 'ownership' of key responsibility areas.

Provide guidance and performance feedback at both an individual and team level -optimizing learning and development for all team members.

Ensure accountability through effective delegation with appropriate support and oversight dependent on levels of competence and experience in the team.

Review and streamline processes through innovation where necessary to ensure effective time management, proactive planning and team member utilization in collaboration with peers.

Create a team culture that is disciplined in its thinking; responsive to trade; collaborative across all areas of the business and passionate about fashion retail in keeping with our company values.

Travel

Travel locally and abroad to assess current market trends and provide detailed feedback accordingly.

Qualifications

Diploma/Degree: Fashion Design or Clothing Management

5 - 7 years of Retail Buying experience with experience managing a team

Manufacturing Experience (advantageous).

Team Mentorship/Coaching Experience.

Understanding of the Merchandise Process.

Knowledge of Garment Construction, Fabrics, Fibres & Quality.

Proficient in Mathematics.

Negotiation & Presentation Skills.

Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.

Job Description

To offer our customer mass market-led fashionable, category and item dominant assortments of the wanted items for the season, with a focus on future to be in-house design-led, driven by current trade influences.

• Provide guidance, support and oversight to buyers with regards to their weekly management of all current trade buying activities and action plans including critical marketing deadlines and the weekly performance of items, subcategories and categories.
• As a team communicate a current trade report for the senior executives, as well as strategic overviews of the previous month’s trade required for board reports.
• Analyse the RLC monthly; monitor growth targets against strategic intent and initiate proactive interventions as needed.
• Assess sales and order impacts and provide appropriate guidance regarding action plans.
• Facilitate competitive shops and store visits and ensure that action plans incorporate appropriate trading responses.

• Set and drive future brand product calls and vision based on a thorough understanding of historical brand performance and future brand strategy within the bigger picture of gender and company strategy.
• Oversee as a team, the Compshop process and gather pertinent PM insights from other functional areas including Resource, Trend and support departments.
• Conduct an in-depth and relevant brand product performance analysis (including Quality and Supplier performance – if applicable) and compile a Post Mortem document and summary outlining key learnings, business implications and strategic insights.
• Present the Post Mortem to Merchant Executives and senior business leadership identifying critical gaps and opportunities for Brand growth.
• Formulate a sub-category strategy that forms the basis of the seasonal assortment framework, ensuring item dominance and clarity of offer for our customer, incorporating trend and Post Mortem learns for the foundation of this strategy.
• Formulate a seasonal Supplier strategy with your team, inclusive of the resource department that is well considered, and risk-balanced, allowing for an agile, highly reactive strategy whereby the golden rule forms the basis of the supplier partnership.
• Identify key tests and new fabric and develop samples for Strategy and establish costing with Resource including all FOB cost factors.
• Compile a Strategy Brand summary ensuring alignment and input from Trend, VM and Resource.
• Present to Executives and Business leadership providing a clear, detailed rationale which reference market conditions, Product and KPI’s.

• Coordinate and manage assortment buying work based on review timelines, key calendar dates, and turnaround timelines.
• As a team oversee and support building the assortment plan ensuring that all assortments reflect the right trend interpretation and quality standards per product and ‘talk to key’ strategic objectives and trade performance history.
• Ensure effective execution of the resource strategy to build on partnership and supplier relationships, aligned to the company values.
• Compile and present the Review including key uniforms and ranges and communicate any shifts in product and changes from the initial strategic direction.
• Prepare for the Review Presentation and present to Executives and Business leadership demonstrating clear alignment with the seasonal strategy and the in-store delivery critical path.

• Set goals and direction for the team in line with key brand imperatives as well as gender and company strategy.
• Ensure a focus on future brand evolution, innovation and vision as well as continuously optimizing current trade performance.
• Facilitate role clarity within the team and ensure clear accountability at a task contribution level as well as ‘ownership’ of key responsibility areas.
• Provide guidance and performance feedback at both an individual and team level -optimizing learning and development for all team members.
• Ensure accountability through effective delegation with appropriate support and oversight dependent on levels of competence and experience in the team.
• Review and streamline processes through innovation where necessary to ensure effective time management, proactive planning and team member utilization in collaboration with peers.
• Create a team culture that is disciplined in its thinking; responsive to trade; collaborative across all areas of the business and passionate about fashion retail in keeping with our company values.

• Travel locally and abroad to assess current market trends and provide detailed feedback accordingly.

• Diploma/Degree: Fashion Design or Clothing Management
• 5 - 7 years of Retail Buying experience with experience managing a team
• Manufacturing Experience (advantageous).
• Team Mentorship/Coaching Experience.
• Understanding of the Merchandise Process.
• Knowledge of Garment Construction, Fabrics, Fibres & Quality.
• Proficient in Mathematics.
• Negotiation & Presentation Skills.

Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.