Senior Fashion Buyer: Strategy, Growth & Margin Leader

Country Road; Melbourne; In loco; AUD 110.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Bi-annual product allowance

40% discount for you and family across

Health & wellbeing support

Parental leave program

Career development opportunities

Learning calendar

Community partnerships

Descrizione del lavoro

Witchery, part of Country Road Group, is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead seasonal range development and drive commercial performance across our fashion-forward collections. You will partner with Design, Planning, Sourcing and Production to translate market trends into compelling product assortments that resonate with Australian customers.

In this leadership role you will own Open to Buy, manage margins, and mentor a high-performing team.

Competenze

• 5+ years' experience in Buying or Merchandising in fashion/retail.
• Experience developing buying strategies and managing product categories to hit commercial objectives.
• Strong expertise in seasonal range building, assortment planning, pricing architecture.
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen with knowledge of sales, margin, OTB, inventory management.
• Strong understanding of customer behaviour, market trends and competitor activity.
• Supplier management, cost negotiations and collaboration with Design/Planning/Production.
• Analytical, with ability to translate insights into commercial decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership within cross-functional teams.

Mansioni

• Lead development and execution of seasonal buying strategies and assortments.
• Drive category performance through range planning, product selection, pricing and margin management.
• Analyse market trends, competitor activity and customer insights to identify opportunities.
• Partner with Design, Planning, Sourcing and Production to deliver commercially successful ranges.
• Own in-season trading, review sales and stock to maximise profitability.
• Manage Open to Buy (OTB) in partnership with Planning.
• Lead range reviews and inform future buying decisions.
• Build supplier relationships to achieve margins and quality objectives.
• Manage deliverables against the critical path and milestones.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to team members.

Conoscenze

Senior buying

Merchandising

Market analysis

Stakeholder management

Omnichannel retail

Formazione

Fashion Merchandising degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Witchery, part of Country Road Group, is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead seasonal range development and drive commercial performance across our fashion-forward collections. You will partner with Design, Planning, Sourcing and Production to translate market trends into compelling product assortments that resonate with Australian customers.

In this leadership role you will own Open to Buy, manage margins, and mentor a high-performing team.