Retail Buyer (apparel, home, accesories)

Randstad México; México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major Medical Expenses Insurance (Fam.

Life Insurance

Corporate Savings Fund (Fondo de Ahoro

Grocery Vouchers and food coupons

Job summary

Randstad México is seeking a Senior Retail Buyer - / Head of Buying to lead opportunistic buying for our Mexico Buying Office. You will hunt domestic and international markets for brand-name closeouts, negotiate favorable terms, and manage high-volume Open to Buy budgets weekly while mentoring a team of Merchandise Assistants.

You will balance price, quality, fashion, and brand, analyze trends, and devise weekly market strategies to maximize gross margins.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of solid experience as a Buyer within corporate Retail environments (Apparel, Home Goods, or Accessories preferred).
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced buying environments balancing opportunistic volume buys vs. incentive purchases.
• Sharp analytical skills with experience managing OTB budgets, margins, and retail math.
• Fluent in English and Spanish with excellent presentation skills for global teams.

Responsibilities

• Market Hunting: identify and evaluate opportunistic buys from top-tier brands.
• Masterful Negotiation to balance price, quality, fashion and brand on every transaction.
• OTB & Volume Management by handling high-volume budgets and multiple purchase orders weekly.
• Vendor Ecosystem: build long-term relationships with new and existing vendors for surplus stock.
• Business & Strategy Analysis: analyze product mixes, monitor competitor prices, inform weekly market strategies.
• Team Leadership: mentor Merchandise Assistants to ensure smooth execution and PO integrity.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Budget management

Bilingual EN/ES

Leadership

Decision making under pressure

Job description

Are you a passionate retail buyer with a sharp commercial instinct and a hunger for negotiation? We are seeking a world-class Senior Retail Buyer - / Head of Buying to join our Mexico Buying Office.

Unlike traditional corporate retail roles where buying cycles are planned up to a year in advance, our business thrives on Opportunistic Buying. In this role, you will act as a true "Treasure Hunter"—navigating the market to identify brand-name closeouts, overstocks, and surplus inventory, making fast-paced decisions to bring incredible fashion and value directly to our global consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Market Hunting: Scour the domestic and international markets to identify, evaluate, and execute "Opportunistic Buys" from top-tier brands.
• Masterful Negotiation: Leverage your commercial expertise to secure the optimal balance of Price, Quality, Fashion, and Brand on every transaction.
• OTB & Volume Management: Actively manage high-volume budgets (Open to Buy) at the department and class levels, initiating between 20 to 30 complex purchase orders per week.
• Vendor Ecosystem: Establish an aggressive market presence and cultivate deep, long-term relationships with new and existing vendors, ensuring our team is their first call for surplus stock.
• Business & Strategy Analysis: Critique product mixes, monitor competitor price points, and continuously analyze retail trends to formulate weekly market strategies that maximize gross margins.
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a dedicated team of Merchandise Assistants (MAs) to ensure seamless operational execution and purchase order integrity.

What We Are Looking For (Requirements):

• Experience: 3 to 5 years of solid experience as a Buyer within corporate Retail environments (Apparel, Home Goods, or Accessories preferred).
• The Off-Price Mindset: Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced buying environments. You must know how to balance "opportunistic" volume buys vs. "incentive" purchases.
• Numerical Agility: Sharp analytical skills with deep experience managing OTB budgets, calculating margins, and handling retail math.
• Language: 100% Bilingual (Fluent in both English and Spanish) with excellent presentation skills, as you will interact with global division teams.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional persistence, high flexibility, trend-savviness, and the ability to make high-stakes business decisions independently and rapidly.
• Highly competitive executive base salary.
• Incentive Program: Robust annual performance bonus based on corporate and division profitability.
• Premium Executive Benefits: Major Medical Expenses Insurance (Family coverage), Life Insurance, and a Corporate Savings Fund (Fondo de Ahorro).
• Monthly Perks: High-value Grocery Vouchers (Vales de Despensa) and food coupons.
• Career Growth: Unparalleled exposure to international leadership and a clear career path within a global retail giant.

We look forward to meeting our next top buyer!