Assistant Buyer/ Buyer (Apparel)

Swire Resources Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-day work week

Discretionary Bonus

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Staff Shopping Discount

Non-contributory Retirement Benefits

Birthday Leave

Job summary

Swire Resources Limited is seeking a talented Retail Buyer to manage brand sourcing, buying activities and product planning for footwear fashion in Hong Kong. You will monitor market trends and establish connections with potential new brands to diversify our stores.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree, has retail buying experience, strong analytical skills, and fluency in Mandarin and English. We offer a competitive remuneration package and fringe benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in any discipline.
• Retail buying background with proven track record in brand sourcing and vendor management of fashion footwear.
• Familiar with and sensitive to Hong Kong retail market trends and consumer preferences.
• Strong business sense, attentive to figures and good analytical skills.
• Fashion lover especially in footwear, able to react to market changes and act fast.
• Proficient in Mandarin, English and Chinese.
• Proficient in Chinese Word Processing and MS Office especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Actively monitor market trends, identify, source, and establish connections with potential new brands to introduce into our stores, thereby enhancing and diversifying our product offerings
• Be responsible for product planning and buying activities to achieve sales, GP and inventory target of the designated brand(s)
• Control OTB of designated brand(s) and formulate buying strategy to drive business
• Well execute sales and stock management process include allocation, replenishment and stock consolidation
• Closely review and monitor sales performance through creating timely and accurate weekly/ monthly sales report and analysis
• Prepare weekly and monthly merchandise focus to communicate with inter-departments to achieve monthly target

Skills

Brand sourcing

Vendor management

Market analysis

Excel

MS Office

Mandarin/English

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Swire Resources Limited is the leading retailers and wholesalers of a number of top-selling sports, lifestyle and outdoors brands of apparel, footwear and accessories products. To cope with the Company's rapid expansion, we invite high caliber personnel to join us.

Responsibilities

• Actively monitor market trends, identify, source, and establish connections with potential new brands to introduce into our stores, thereby enhancing and diversifying our product offerings
• Be responsible for product planning and buying activities to achieve sales, GP and inventory target of the designated brand(s)
• Control OTB of designated brand(s) and formulate buying strategy to drive business
• Well execute sales and stock management process include allocation, replenishment and stock consolidation
• Closely review and monitor sales performance through creating timely and accurate weekly/ monthly sales report and analysis
• Prepare weekly and monthly merchandise focus to communicate with inter-departments to achieve monthly target

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in any discipline
• Retail buying background with proven track record in brand sourcing and vendor management of fashion footwear
• Familiar with and sensitive to Hong Kong retail market trends and consumer preferences
• Strong business sense, attentive to figures and good analytical skills
• Fashion lover especially in footwear, able to react to market changes and act fast
• Proficient in Mandarin, English and Chinese
• Proficient in Chinese Word Processing and MS Office especially Excel

We offer competitive remuneration package with a wide range of fringe benefits including

• 5-day work week
• Discretionary Bonus
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage
• Staff Shopping Discount
• Non-contributory Retirement Benefits Scheme
• Birthday Leave

Swire Resources Limited is Equal Opportunity Employer