Truworths Sourcing Co-ordinator Training Programme


Advertiser: Truworths
Location: Cape Town

Location: Cape Town

Overview: Truworths - one of the most successful fashion retailers in South Africa - offers a variety of exciting careers. Truworths' cutting-edge Training Programme offers the ideal opportunity to kick-start graduates' careers in the exciting fashion industry. This position needs someone who has experience with a clothing supplier or fashion retailer. In addition this person needs to be highly organized, a “go getter” who loves fashion and can negotiate for our buying teams.

Key Responsibilities:
- Taking effective briefs from Buyers
- Negotiating and liaising with suppliers, local and international
- Managing strict deadlines
- Liaising with key stakeholder to meet required standards
- Work with Buying and Quality teams to achieve fashionable product

Key Requirements:
- Tertiary qualification: clothing technology or related work experience
- Strong organisational skills
- Knowledge of product supply and manufacturing
- Excellent communication skills
- Assertiveness and influencing ability
- Computer literate
- Highly energetic

Closing date: Not indicated in advert

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.