Category Buyer (Retail-Sports)

Ultiwise Consult; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion consultancy based in Dubai seeks an experienced Fashion Buyer to drive seasonal strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and manage the buying calendar. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience, preferably in the luxury fashion industry, and demonstrate strong negotiation and relationship management skills. This role offers an open salary that is negotiable for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in the fashion industry.
• Strong background in luxury fashion preferred.
• Ability to analyze sales performance and market trends.

Responsibilities

• Drive seasonal strategies and develop assortment plans.
• Negotiate with suppliers on pricing and terms.
• Manage buying calendar and deliver seasonal business strategy.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Market trend awareness

Relationship management

Job description

Job Description

Designation: Fashion Buyer

Exp: 5-7 years

Salary: Open

Gender: Open

Nationality: Open

• Must be from Fashion background.
• Prefer to have candidates from same luxury fashion industry
• Salary is open can be negotiated and offered to the right candidates
• Carry out buying activities in-line with the brand buying plans
• Maintain profitable relationships with existing suppliers and monitor the adherence to the contract terms

Key Responsibilities

Business Strategy:

• Drive the seasonal strategies in line with the brand positioning to formulate Gross Margin Plan
• Develop a fine tuned assortment and investment plan
• Create the sourcing development plan and action the critical path to deliver timely
• Negotiate with new suppliers on product pricing, payment terms, cost of freight, provision of training, and the extent of their involvement in advertising and promotions, to decide on placing a purchase order with the supplier for the concerned product
• OTB Planning

Manage OTB in tandem with the planning counterpart

• Deliver the seasonal business strategy by monitoring and impacting the critical path, range building and product selection
• Prepare and manage the buying calendar
• Formulate seasonal product focus plan with Marketing and VM to drive key product initiatives
• Focus on holding current business and build new categories
• Conducting customer focus groups and competitive shopping

Performance and Operations:

• Analysis and reporting of weekly sales performance at style, range, category and business unit level against range plan. Take in season action to revise production flows and maximize sales
• Manage TNA plans
• Implement the buying calendar for timely seasonal analysis and range build
• Perform regular competitor surveys to identify product gaps, influence lessons learnt and range plans
• Manage range and product hierarchy and create the seasonal phasing plan
• Responsible for ‘The Look’ for the season. Influence product selection, in-store VM as per guidelines and layout planning
• Keep abreast of market trends and awareness of competitor activities
• Manage the product training of staff to ensure up-to-date knowledge. Prepare regular trends training and deliver to the business units
• Review buying feedback reports and provide recommendations to General Manager as to buying strategy for a respective brand / collection

Requirements

Designation : Category Buyer Salary : Upto 20000 AED as per exp Gender : Open Nationality : Open Candidates with only footwear experience will not be considered