Buyer - Menswear

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Lane Crawford, a renowned luxury department store, is hiring a Buyer in our Menswear team to develop and manage seasonal tailoring merchandise, collaborating with seasoned buyers and brand partners to keep Lane Crawford Asia’s top destination for men’s fashion, shoes and accessories.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in Business or Fashion, luxury menswear buying experience, strong vendor relations, data analysis skills, expert Excel use (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables) and preferably Power BI,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Fashion-related discipline.
• Experience as a retail buyer in luxury menswear tailoring.
• Proven vendor liaison and data analysis experience.
• Strong Excel skills with VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables; Power BI a plus.
• Excellent English and Cantonese communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage and represent Men’s tailoring portfolios to meet sales and profit targets.
• Lead Open-to-Buy with Merchandise Planning team.
• Secure exclusive offerings with vendors and optimize GP%.
• Monitor sell-through and adjust buys in-season/post-buy.
• Source global exclusives and new brands to stay premier.
• Collaborate on pricing strategies with vendors.
• Coordinate with Marketing/PR on campaigns and events.
• Deliver fashion storytelling to store staff.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Vendor liaison

Power BI

English & Cantonese

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Fashion

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Lane Crawford is an internationally renowned luxury department store with over 170 years of success, delivering an exceptional and eclectic product curation with dynamic Asian spirit and values. As a Buyer in our Menswear team, you will be our expert in developing and managing seasonal merchandise mixes and edits across our tailoring portfolio, that are unparalleled in Asia. You will work collaboratively with our team of seasoned fashion buyers and brand partners to ensure that Lane Crawford will always be the top-of-mind destination for the best in men’s fashion, shoes and accessories.

The Role

• Manage and represent our Men’s tailoring fashion portfolios, to achieve sales and profit targets

• Lead the Open-to-Buy process and in conjunction with the Merchandise Planning team

• Foster strong partnerships with vendors to secure Lane Crawford exclusive offerings, brand collaborations and optimal gross profit margin (GP%)

• Monitor product sell-through performance and make in-season and post-buy adjustments accordingly

• Source Global Exclusive newness, innovation and upcoming brands to maintain our leading position as a premier luxury fashion retailer

• Work closely with vendors on competitive pricing strategies and cost structure to maximise gross profit dollar (GP$) potential

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders on Marketing and PR campaign pushes or any store events to drive promotional initiatives

• Deliver the storytelling of the fashion category to ensure store staff are onboard with selling the products

The Ideal Candidate

• Maintain an “Explorer” mindset to actively discover and introduce niche, trendsetting, fashion-forward, up-and-coming and commercially viable brands

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Fashion-related discipline

• Prior experience as a retail buyer in the luxury menswear tailoring fashion categories is a must

• Relevant working experience in liaising with multiple vendors, data analysis and / or contract negotiation

• Numbers driven with excellent Excel skills including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables. Candidate with power BI experience and knowledge will be an advantage

• Strong analytical skillsand willingness to learn

• Good command of written and spoken English & Cantonese

Benefits

At Lane Crawford you work hard and play hard while we take care of your wellbeing. Your annual holiday leave is supplemented by special leave for birthday and work anniversaries, time off to celebrate key holidays and Summer Fridays. Our enhanced medical, dental, pension benefits and life insurance give you peace of mind. And it’s true, that all our permanent staff can enjoy staff discount and visit our legendary staff sales!You can develop your skills and knowledge on the job supported by curated learning experiences at The Academy, and have the opportunity to work with, and be exposed to, a team of internationally minded professionals who will support and stretch your career development. We offer staff wellness programmes to nurture mind, body and spirit in our head office and stores. We treasure opportunities to come together, whether it’s at an office Happy Hour, networking in the "Gin Den" or our Talk of The Town Staff Parties.

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