Fashion Buyer (External Brands)

Landmark Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Centrepoint in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Fashion Buyer to manage local and international fashion brands across multiple categories, own sales, margin, and stock targets, and develop buying and assortment strategies for the online channel.

You will manage vendors, monitor trends, forecast performance with data-driven tools, and work closely with ecommerce, merchandising, marketing and supply chain teams.

Qualifications

• 4 to 5 years minimum experience in a similar role.
• E-Commerce apparel buying experience is mandatory.
• Good fashion & trend knowledge.
• Good vendor network/vendor management experience.
• Good stakeholder management.
• Good MS Excel skills.
• Good written and spoken English communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage local and international external fashion brands across multiple categories.
• Own sales, margin, OTB, stock, sell-through, and commercial targets.
• Develop buying and assortment strategies for the online channel.
• Manage multiple vendors, brands, categories and product models.
• Build relationships with local and international brand owners, distributors and agents.
• Identify and onboard new brands and business opportunities.
• Analyse online trading performance and convert insights into buying and assortment decisions.
• Monitor sales, conversion, ASP, sell-through, stock cover, markdowns and margin.
• Ensure the assortment is commercially relevant, competitive and customer-focused.
• Track local, GCC and international fashion trends and identify new opportunities.
• Use AI and data-driven tools for forecasting, assortment planning and trading optimisation.
• Work closely with e-commerce, merchandising, marketing and supply chain teams.

Skills

E-commerce buying

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Data-driven decisions

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Brand: Centrepoint

Role: Fashion Buyer

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage local and international external fashion brands across multiple categories.
• Own sales, margin, OTB, stock, sell-through, and commercial targets.
• Develop buying and assortment strategies for the online channel.
• Manage multiple vendors, brands, categories and product models.
• Build relationships with local and international brand owners, distributors and agents.
• Identify and onboard new brands and business opportunities.
• Analyse online trading performance and convert insights into buying and assortment decisions.
• Monitor sales, conversion, ASP, sell-through, stock cover, markdowns and margin.
• Ensure the assortment is commercially relevant, competitive and customer-focused.
• Track local, GCC and international fashion trends and identify new opportunities.
• Use AI and data-driven tools for forecasting, assortment planning and trading optimisation.
• Work closely with e-commerce, merchandising, marketing and supply chain teams.

Key Requirements:

• 4 to 5 years minimum experience in a similar role
• E-Commerce apparel buying experience is mandatory
• Good fashion & trend knowledge
• Good vendor network/vendor management experience
• Good stakeholder management
• Good MS Excel skills
• Good written and spoken English communication