Who we are
Yuppiechef is South Africa's premier kitchen and homeware store. Based in Westlake, Cape Town with retail stores in Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Durban and Johannesburg, we see ourselves as helping people find more moments of joy in their homes — through products that make daily life more comfortable, more innovative and more beautiful. And we do it through our omnichannel shopping experience, providing our world-class service to our customers both in our stores and online. High quality product content on our website is a key component of creating a seamless shopping experience for our customers — helping them make more informed decisions and inspiring them with well-written copy, accurate specs and beautiful visuals.
Responsibilities
Who we’re looking for
Are you a talented and experienced sourcing professional? Do you have a passion for driving sustainable and ethical supplier relationships? We have an exciting opportunity for a Sourcing Specialist to join our dynamic team. as a Sourcing Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in translating our sourcing strategy into an operational plan, ensuring the delivery of our company's strategic KPIs. What your role looks like Taking direction from our Wholesale Manager, you’ll spend the bulk of your time assisting our Yuppiechef buyers, sourcing new suppliers and working with existing suppliers to procure new products, supporting the business’ strategic requirements.
Responsibilities:
● Monitor and analyse sourcing KPIs and supplier performance to identify risks and drive improvement.
● Contribute to short- and long-term resource and sourcing strategy aligned to business and merchandise direction.
● Build, evaluate and onboard strategic suppliers and new sourcing territories; manage supplier relationships and partnerships.
● Negotiate commercial terms, payment terms and procure merchandise to achieve optimal total cost of ownership.
● Oversee critical path to handover to forwarder; coordinate with Shipping and merchants to mitigate delays and ensure correct product execution.
● Lead supplier performance reviews, training, ethical trade monitoring and reporting; including corrective action plans for non-compliance.
● Identify and implement sustainable materials, new product/fabric developments and vendor solutions to increase competitiveness and profitability.
● Drive cross‑functional collaboration, continuous improvement initiatives and clear information sharing across departments. Who you’ll be working with You will be working in the Wholesale team alongside our experienced buying and planning teams within the Kitchenware, Homeware and Gifting space. Who you are This role is for someone with extensive experience and a proven track record in Sourcing roles. Experience in Sourcing of Homeware/Softs an advantage with an added advantage for someone with a knowledge of Kitchenware.
Your characteristics:
● Collaborative
● Efficient
● Observant
● Disciplined
● Calm and confident
● Conscious of priorities
QualificationsWhat experience and skills you need for the role Experience:
● Necessary experience: 3-4 years of sourcing/buying experience.
● Advantageous experience: Sourcing, Excel, negotiation, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, fabrications.
● Necessary knowledge and relevant degree or diploma in Procurement & Sourcing, Retail Management, and knowledge of merchandising processes, DC processes, and international supply chain processes.
Skills & understanding:
● Technical skills:
● Strong administrative and organisational skills
● Experience CSR audit.
● Knowledge of Merch processes, DC process, International Supply Chain Process
● Personal skills:
● Excellent verbal and written skills (English)
● An ability to manage your own time and deliverables
Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.
Skills Required
- 3–4 years of sourcing or buying experience
- Relevant degree or diploma in Procurement and Sourcing or Retail Management
- Knowledge of merchandising processes
- Knowledge of distribution center processes
- Knowledge of international supply chain processes
- Strong administrative and organizational skills
- Experience with CSR audits
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Ability to manage personal time and deliverables
- Homeware or soft goods sourcing experience
- Kitchenware knowledge
- Excel experience
- Negotiation experience
- Corporate social responsibility experience
- Sustainability experience
- Fabrication experience
What We Do
Mr Price Group Limited is an omni-channel, fashion value retailer. The Group retails Apparel, Homeware and Sportsware and is one of the fastest growing retailers in South Africa. Our History: 1885 - The first John Orrs store opens 1934 - The first Hub store opens 1952 - John Orrs is listed on the JSE 1967 - Acquisition of two Miladys stores 1986 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen, together with BOE, acquire a major shareholding in John Orr Holdings 1987 - The first Mr Price store opens 1991 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen acquire control of the Group from BOE 1993 - Launch of the Mr Price Group Share Partnership Initiative 1996 - Acquisition of Galaxy & Co. and Sheet Street 1997 - Alastair McArthur is appointed as CEO 1998 - Mr Price Home launched 2000 - Mr Price opens stores in Botswana and Namibia 2001 - Specialty Stores becomes MR Price Group 2005 - Over 100 million units are sold across the group 2006 - Sale of the Hub and Galaxy divisions 2007 - Launch of Mr Price Sport stores and Mr Price Franchising 2008 - Miladys wins the Orange Index award for excellence in customer service 2008 - Mr Price Apparel is voted the most loved and most frequented retail apparel brand for the first time 2008 - This year Mr Price Home is voted the most loved and most frequented homeware retailer 2011 - Retail sales exceed R10 billion and profit attributable to shareholders exceeds R1 billion for the first time 2011 - The group celebrates the 25th anniversary of change in control, recording a CAGR share of 25.3% and headline earnings per share of 23.5% over this period 2012 - First Corporate owned Mr Price store opens in Lagos, Nigeria 2013 - Mr Price launches its online store
