Melanie Botma Email & Phone Number

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Apartment Buyer with a main focus on furnitureDuties &KPI’s :• Strategically developing and successfully launching balanced ranges within a critical path.• Working closely with planning to achieve spend & margin KPIs. • Cultivating strong relationships with suppliers (international/locally) to negotiating prices and terms.• Management of category direction in terms of pricing/style and product type.• Constant Market and trend analysis.• Analyze and report on sales performance, efficiency and profitability with a plan of action to follow.• Oversee Assistant Buyer and provide performance feedback.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Habitat Pop Up Shop in V&A Waterfront Nov 2015 - Feb 2016Responsibilities:• Managing all purchasing for length of the trade period while ensuring that the critical path is achieved.• Procuring a Habitat range that would best showcase the brand while maintaining a competitive edge within the South African furniture and décor market.• Working closely with visual merchandisers in planning store layouts to promote key lines • Training of sales assistants in terms of brand ethos and product knowledge• Assisting with the shop set up• Overseeing day to day operations and sales from head office• Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels.• Managing the stock control with operations manager.• Monitor and review range data

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Responsibilities:• Developing a unique product assortment with a focus on furniture that fits within the brand’s look feel• Assisting in the brand creation, ethos, style and positioning• Sourcing suppliers & products – Internationally and locally• Product development from conception to final samples• Cultivating strong relationships with suppliers and negotiating prices and terms• Ensure the timeous execution of procurement administration to meet target dates in the critical path of supply chain • Management of product direction, price and design strategy• Market and trend analysis• Managing online platform• Analyze and report on sales performance, efficiency and profitability

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Contract work - Set up of the furniture category on MarketplaceResponsibilities :• Introduction and set up of the furniture category on the Kalahari.com platform• Sourcing and managing retailers and supplier to host their product in the homeware, furniture and appliance categories on Kalahari.com, Marketplace.• Growing in the ability to work in a very fast paced online environment while maintaining and managing good relationships with a large amount of retailers/ suppliers, staff and key functions in the business.• Achieve departmental SKU and supplier/retailer targets as per seasonal business plans to ensure a competitive edge by showcasing the widest selection of product to the customer.• Ensure the timeous execution of administration to meet target dates• Daily analysis and review of key website consumer behavior and product data.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Buyer for the furniture categoryDuties & KPI’s:• Achieving margin, GP and SKU targets.• Sourcing suppliers – Internationally and locally / Brand & private label.• Growing the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.• Negotiate innovative deals with suppliers.• Ability to work with different stock models.• Daily analysis and review of sales data.

Duties:• Administration including Pastel transactions, filing and typing• Stock control• Liaising with customers in terms of orders• Creative inputs where possible in terms of range building and merchandising• Assistance with marketing initiatives in terms of events and advertising

Import And Export Management Short Course, Logistics, Completed With Honors

Bsc Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture

1St Year Passed, Bcom Accounting