Closing Date: 21 November 2025
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Company: Woolworths
Apply: Via Woolworths Careers Portal
Position Summary
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Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
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Job Category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
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Contract: Permanent
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Remuneration: Market Related
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EE Position: No
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Listing Reference: woolw_001367
You will be responsible for building a customer-focused, profitable seasonal product strategy that aligns with the department’s goals and brand vision. This includes overseeing the entire product journey—from concept to in-store execution—ensuring that ranges are trend-appropriate, commercially viable, and customer-centric.
Job Description
Develop and Execute a Seasonal Plan
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Collaborate with Planning, Design, and Sourcing teams to build a strategic product, fabric, and trading plan
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Use trend insights, customer analytics, and competitor intelligence to guide product direction
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Present seasonal product plans highlighting key strategic opportunities
Build a Profitable, Balanced Range
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Create a trend-relevant, customer-aligned product range
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Work with Design on styling, fabric, and colour choices
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Ensure products meet price architecture and merchandise timelines
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Partner with Sourcing on product development, supplier selection, costings, and technical requirements
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Work with Technical Product Development to align samples, product reviews, and presentations with critical path milestones
Customer Understanding & Competitive Intelligence
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Collaborate with Marketing to gain customer insights through analytics and reviews
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Conduct market and trend research to ensure competitive and differentiated product offerings
Minimum Requirements
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Relevant qualification in Fashion, Textile Design/Product Development, Merchandising, or related field
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4–6 years’ relevant buying experience
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Homeware buying experience preferred
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Strong knowledge of materials, fabrics, and product development
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Passion for homeware trends
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Ability to interpret trends and conceptualise products
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Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, PLM
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Strong administrative and organisational skills
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Understanding of buying processes, retail market, and industry trends
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Knowledge of markdowns, markups, sell-through, and pricing strategies