TRAFFIC Eastern Cape

Temporary Merchandiser - Luxury Fashion

Fashion & Retail Personnel

Job Description

We're recruiting a temporary merchandiser to join a fast-growing, fashion-led retail business. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support an omnichannel trading team, working across stores and digital to optimise performance and drive actionable commercial insight.

Responsibilities
  • Support long-term range and trading strategies to maximise profitability across all channels
  • Analyse sales, stock levels and margin performance to inform decisions and identify opportunities
  • Build and manage seasonal ranges, including historical analysis and sizing decisions
  • Control stock levels against plan and manage the critical path from style booking to stock arrival
  • Provide competitor analysis and actionable insights to support trading decisions
  • Collaborate across teams to deliver department and business objectives
About You
  • Previous experience as an established retail merchandiser within an apparel head office
  • Numerate, data-driven and comfortable making trading decisions at pace
  • Proactive, organised, resilient, and able to adapt to a fast-moving environment
  • Strong communicator and team player with a collaborative approach
  • Commercially aware with proven experience in merchandising or trading
The Role Offers
  • Temporary role on agency payroll PAYE, office-based, three days per week
  • Competitive day rate dependent on experience
  • Exposure to omnichannel retail and career development opportunities
  • This is a great opportunity for a merchandiser looking for a temporary assignment in a commercially driven and creative retail environment.

If you have the relevant merchandising experience and you are available to start on no notice period apply today.

About This Role

Career insights for Fashion Designers positions

Salary Benchmark
R27,526/month
R19,660 to R33,713/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Key Skills for This Role
Active Listening Critical Thinking Speaking Active Learning Coordination
Common Technologies
Autodesk Revit 2024 AutoCAD 2024 Digital Fashion Pro V9 Microsoft PowerPoint 365 Adobe Creative Cloud 2024 Adobe Illustrator 2024 Adobe Photoshop 2024 Microsoft Excel 365

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