Mainline Buyer & Merchandiser: Data-Driven Merchandising

Patta Ltd; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Patta Ltd in Amsterdam is seeking a Mainline Buyer & Merchandiser to translate sales data, market insights and commercial opportunities into strong buying decisions for Patta’s Mainline collections and in-house produced collaborations. The role combines forecasting, buying and merchandising with a focus on sales performance, stock levels, margins and product performance.

You will work with Design, Production, Sales, Wholesale, Finance, Marketing and Logistics to optimize ranges and ensure timely

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of buying, merchandising or comparable commercial role.
• Experience within fashion, footwear, streetwear or related consumer product environment.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with commercial data.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Forecast and define buy quantities based on historical sales, sell-through, market developments and growth opportunities.
• Analyze sales performance across products, categories, channels, sizes and colors and translate these learnings into future ranges and buys.
• Monitor stock levels and work closely with the Sales and Marketing teams to optimize stock and sales.
• Identify overstock, understock and commercial opportunities and proactively recommend actions.
• Conduct market and competitor research, analyze sell-through performance and emerging trends, and translate insights into clear recommendations and seasonal strategies to present to key stakeholders.
• Advise on range planning, product mix, pricing, margins and channel allocation.
• Consolidate the total buy across DTC, B2B/Wholesale, PR, seeding and other relevant needs.
• Make sure forecasts, quantities and commercial buying input are prepared correctly and on time throughout the buying process.
• Work closely with Design, Production, Sales, Wholesale, Retail, Finance, Marketing and Logistics to make the right commercial decisions.
• Evaluate previous buying assumptions against actual performance and use these learnings to improve future collections.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Commercial mindset

Data-driven decisions

Ownership

Proactive

Excel skills

Shopify

ERP/e-commerce

Stakeholder management

English fluent

Tools

Shopify

Job description

Patta Ltd in Amsterdam is seeking a Mainline Buyer & Merchandiser to translate sales data, market insights and commercial opportunities into strong buying decisions for Patta’s Mainline collections and in-house produced collaborations. The role combines forecasting, buying and merchandising with a focus on sales performance, stock levels, margins and product performance.

You will work with Design, Production, Sales, Wholesale, Finance, Marketing and Logistics to optimize ranges and ensure timely