7 Fashion jobs in Cape Town

Our client is searching for a Store Manager for their Kenilworth store.

Key Performance Areas:

• Staff Management
• Stock Management
• Administration
• Customer service & Actual Sales
• Housekeeping
• Achieve set revenues and maintain required margins and KPIs
• Ensures effective store facilities management.
• Supervises the store employees in the areas of loss prevention, customer services.
• Provides management advice to staff on problems/store emergencies
• Verifies and monitors hours worked by temps on time sheets, controls overtime usage, etc
• Management of expenses to ensure they do not exceed budget e.g. telephone, stationery, petty cash, purchase orders etc
• Management of staffing plans
• Oversees stock counts
• Management of all operations programs
• Monitors and orders all store operating and merchandising suppliers e.g. signage, tags, stationery
• Cash management: opens and closes store in accordance with established policies and procedures i.e. verifies opening cash balance at each register, run daily bank up, etc.
• Oversees daily cash reconciliation and bank deposit procedures
• Communicate promotional event information to maximize the result of each event
• Execute staff dress in the store.
• Perform any and all duties normally assigned to subordinate staff to maintain staff coverage and to lead by example

Job Requirements:

• 3 to 5 years retail management experience at retail chain, brand or similar retailer
• Demonstrable experience in retail management, including experience in coaching and developing people
• Ability to use retail business systems and Microsoft Office
• Ability to work weekends, evenings and holidays as needed
• Ability to communicate in English
• Knowledge of retail operations, including Sales and Customer Service, Merchandising and promotional techniques, inventory control and loss prevention.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills are a must
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds such as customers, other employees, and management staff

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

As a Senior Trend Forecaster, you will be instrumental in defining style direction across fashion categories, ensuring a cohesive, brand-aligned aesthetic. Working collaboratively, you’ll forecast and translate emerging trends into actionable insights that drive product innovation and support business growth.

• Conduct global trend research using various platforms such as WGSN, catwalks, blogs, look books, online retailers and social media for design inspiration and concept development.
• Analyze macro global shifts that inform marketing of potential opportunities and inform key buying decisions.
• Conduct store visits to understand trends, product performance, assortment balance and customer experience (online and in-store).
• Collaborate with the team to generate new product ideas based on research.
• Compile and present a high-level seasonal fabric overview to feed into the sourcing strategy.
• Identify and present high-level continuity, volume input and product updates that feed into continuity workshops.
• Build out high-level seasonal colour palettes across the Group.
• Create mood boards and monthly/quarterly colour flows by department, including print and pattern direction.
• Provide inspiration highlighting key graphic and print messages for the season.
• Present design brief to the Group to enable Range Build.

• Identify product opportunities for tests in season.
• Identify opportunities for third-party collaborations.
• Identify opportunities around key seasonal events and drive cross-group collaborations where appropriate.
• Drive innovation & sustainability with fabric techs and sourcing.
• Present quarterly trend updates to the FBH community.

• 5 – 8 years of senior-level experience in fashion design or trend forecasting.
• Mastery of Adobe Suite and other industry-standard design tools; excellent sketching and illustration skills. Familiarity with trend forecasting platforms (e.g., WGSN) and ability to conduct high-level market and trend analysis.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects and contribute to strategic planning with a focus on innovation and growth.
• Strong creative vision, analytical skills to interpret design trends, advanced conceptual abilities, and outstanding presentation skills. Proven ability to translate trends into commercially successful product lines.

Listing reference: woolw_001253

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 11 July 2025

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

To achieve the team’s goals by providing administrative support to the Buyer to ensure the smooth running of the department.

• 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 / PLM.
• 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.

• Relevant qualification (i.e. Design, Clothing and Retail Management).
• Administrative experience in a retail environment preferable or experience in aclothing manufacturing environment.
• Previous buying environment experience (advantageous)
• Demonstrated taste level and flair
• Customer orientation
• Team player
• Effective communication skills
• Planning and organizing ability
• Strong administrative skills
• Results driven and proactive
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Computer literacy

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Well known Online International Fashion Brand is seeking an experienced BUYER in Womenswear to join their team in Cape Town. As a Buyer you will contribute to the continued growth of the brand. Your primary responsibility will be to manage a small buying portfolio with guidance from the Buying Manager and to support the department across all administrative functions related to the purchasing of products.

• Responsible for managing a small portfolio alongside supporting the Buyer on administrative work.
• Work with a buyer in nurturing and procuring relationships with merchants, both local and international brands.
• Identify new and on trend businesses and products for your portfolio.
• Supplier relations – maintain and build key accounts with merchants.
• Trend forecasting and analysis.
• Develop, execute and monitor merchandise strategy.
• Work alongside planning to establish buying plans and strategies that will maximize sales margin and profit.
• Conduct monthly comp shops and apply learnings.
• Analyze product performance and react to trading conditions.
• Timely placement and delivery of purchase orders.
• Complete spreadsheets accurately and gather all required product data.
• Administrative tasks around buying and uploading product data onto our system.

• Tertiary degree, diploma or certificate is advantageous
• 2 years’ experience as a buyer or assistant buyer
• A master negotiator
• Ability to think on his/her feet
• Critical thinking
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Managing competing priorities
• Proven decision-making ability.
• Resilient, dedicated and self-motivated
• Strong business acumen and merchant thinking
• Strong analytical ability, uses data to inform decisions, identify the root cause and resolve problems
• Strong willingness to learn
• Proven track record of negotiation and stakeholder management
• Entrepreneurial/commercial mindset Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
• Ability to manage self and an assistant according to clear prioritization and structured planning
• ability to build lasting supplier relationships and manage according to SLAs (existing industry networks a significant plus)
• Understanding of the key business drivers within online retail

Salary R21,000 to R33,000 CTC depending on experience
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