Thabana Khothule (Pgdip - Ildp) Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Achieve sustainable growth now and foreseeable future for JET Kids (Infants, Pre School, High School.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Management of product strategy that delivers profitability to share holders. New business development and business improvement projects. Deliver an exceptional product to customer by ensuring all members of the team are motivated accordingly (from process design, to ensuring products are delivered on time, to ensuring product quality etc).

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Management of product strategy that delivers profitability to share holders. New business development and business improvement projects. Deliver an exceptional product to customer by ensuring all members of the team are motivated accordingly (from process design, to ensuring products are delivered on time, to ensuring product quality etc). Merchandise efficiency improvements projects member and new business sourcing for character.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Manage Procurement and Profitability of Menswear product offering by sourcing the best product mix for customers.

Protective equipment and hand made shoes supply company.

United Arab Emirates; Dubai

Purpose:Build an elevated shopping experience for customers that who shop and visit Sun and Sand Sports. Key Responsibilities:Build strategic relations with all the brands that supply Sun and Sand Sports.Ensure KPI (Sales, Gross-Profit, Input-Margin and Stock-Turn) are achieved by reducing Markdown costs. Product strategy formulation, range building and trend forecasting. Improve and ensure consistency in product quality and clear value for money is achieved with every product line in the range. Competitor analysis, international and local market research. Lead and manage the merchandise team (buying, planner, designers, graphic designer, garment technologists). Conduct performance management and goal settings. Participate and influence marketing calendar to ensure all product offering is aligned to marketing calendar and seasonal opportunities. Manage and Ensure merchandising in stores is of excellent quality to improve product visibility, ease to shop and customer basket size. Product Type: Football and Basketball:- Performance Product: Football Boots, Baskeball Sneakers, Shingurds, Balls, and Sports Accessories.- Bottoms: Shorts, and Long Pants for Replica and Supporter - Tops (Replica Jerseys, Cotton T-shirts, Track Tops, Fleece Hoodies.- Accessories (Caps, Socks, shinguards, Football and Basketball Balls)

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Procuring agreed ranges involving interdepartmental co-ordination• Negotiating of cost prices resulting in value for money, selling price points and primary margins being achieved• Implementing and maintaining quality standards regarding look and style of merchandise• Adherence to critical path• Growth and development of business• Product development• Range construction

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Buying is responsible for the procurement of on-trend product as per Woolworths and group strategies. Need to work with Design team to understand the seasonal trends, customer preferences and develop them into South African relevant, Woolworths products.Buyer is responsible for building the required range, negotiating with suppliers, the administration required, as well as many other roles. The main role of the buyer is to ensure that product range meets the sales and profit targets for thier department.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Source fashionable product for customers to shop by travelling overseas, fashion shows, product launches and shopping malls.Source and negotiate with supplier on best cost and retail prices for product.Product selection (t-shirts, woven shirts, golfers, jackets, knitwear and denim) for denim brands (i.e. Guess, Levi, Lee Jeans, Pepe, Soviet, Diesel, Lee Cooper, Polo, and Wrangler).Involved in marketing and promotion plans for season.In-store visual and merchandising enhancement (new shop visturing, new store openings, product seletion for these stores).

Ensure that all food principles are adhered to accross different product categories i.e. cold chain vs long life product.Achieve stores budgeted SalesManage employees on sales floor and till operatorsEnsure store keeps correct stock / product offering which is in line with store's customer profile

Postgraduate Degree, International Leadership, Nqf 8

Activities and Societies: Europe (Spain; Barcelona & Madrid) Immersion, South America (Brazil, Sao Paolo) Immersion. Africa (Kenya.

Bcom, Marketing And Communication Management

Activities and Societies: Member of Residence House Committee - 2003/04: Socials PortfolioMarketing and Communication Management Degree

Leadership And Management, Organizational Leadership

Management and leadership program through Naspers' partnership with Harvard Business School Publishing.

Matric 2001, English First Language, Sesotho, Science, Mathematics, Accounting, Computer Studies