Senior Buyer - Menswear

Styli; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce fashion brand is seeking a Mid-Senior Buyer in India to execute merchandise plans and manage product offerings. Ideal candidates should have over 10 years of experience in retail e-commerce, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to adapt to fast-paced environments. This role involves working with vendors to create fashion-driven products and adapting product strategies to market needs. Comprehensive training and mentoring opportunities available.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience in retail e-commerce is mandatory.
• Experience within a menswear private label buying role.
• Adaptability to work in a start-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute a merchandise assortment plan.
• Drive sales, conversion, margin, and inventory turn.
• Manage product lead times and monitor the critical path.
• Train, develop, and mentor the Assistant Buyer.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Commercial awareness

Strong written communication

Cross-cultural team collaboration

Job description

Categories: Footwear, Essentials and Loungewear, Shirts

Reports to: Head - Buying, MW

Location: India

About STYLI

STYLI is an e-commerce brand founded in 2019 by Landmark Group, emerging as one of the largest fashion and beauty platforms in the GCC and India. With a strong focus on trendy, affordable fashion and beauty products, STYLI brings over 40,000 styles to men, women, kids, and beauty enthusiasts, offering them the latest global trends delivered directly to their doorsteps. Our vision is to be the most aspirational value fast fashion and lifestyle destination, delivering seamless service excellence. We aim to create personalized experiences, engaging customers across all touchpoints, and continually expanding our curated selection to meet their evolving need states. STYLI has quickly become a dominant force in the e-commerce fashion space across the GCC - Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait and in India.

What you’ll do

• Execute a merchandise assortment plan that supports the financial, merchandising and marketing objectives set by senior management.
• Constantly achieve target hit rates for new launches and drive share of rebuy portfolio.
• Drive sales, conversion, margin, inventory turn and other web KPIs including sell through.
• Participate in open-to-buy meetings with planning and provide feedback, working with planner to arrive on seasonal spend by product category.
• Have good knowledge of global fashion and trends and maintain this by constantly researching as part of everyday life.>
• Takes accountability for delivering a customer focused and design-led product range, achieved through effective market research, comp shops and inspirational trips.
• Correctly identify new trends and new products relevant to the customer base, and continuously improve the fashion product offering.
• Suggest timings for product launches and work on ideas for product promotion, feeding information into marketing teams of channel partners.
• Work with channels to customise India buying plan as per channel requirements.
• Work with in-house sourcing teams, using vendor design resources where possible, to create fashion credible clothing ranges.
• Comfortable working with fast-fashion model with low order quantities and fast replenishments.
• Work with garment tech to ensure fit and quality adheres to international standards.
• Negotiate costings with suppliers while working together with the in-house sourcing teams.
• Manage product lead times and monitor the critical path to ensure products are delivered on time.
• Ensure the final range delivered is both balanced and appropriate for the time of year.
• Help to interpret reports and predict future sales, trading product together with the Planner.
• Manage repeat buys and cancellations with in-house sourcing teams.
• Interpret feedback from customers and react to any changes in customer demand.
• Regularly audit the available product catalogue across channels, to ensure it is both well‑represented and accurately described.
• Review product customer ratings across channels and take corrective action.
• Manage the order raising process and ensure all buying documents are maintained.
• Train, develop, and mentor the Assistant Buyer.

What you’ll need

• Background within a menswear private label buying role. 10+ years of work experience in retail e-commerce is mandatory.
• Brand building experience.
• Must have strong negotiation skills, good commercial awareness and the ability to adapt; adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, start‑up experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to adapt them for different audiences: vendors, internal partners, stakeholders and leadership.
• Comfort and ability to work with cross‑cultural teams across time‑zones.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

General Business

Industries

Internet Marketplace Platforms