TEST - BUYING MANAGER WOMENSWEAR

WE Fashion; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Shop discount

Pension plan

Sabbatical after 2 years

Employee wellness program

Job summary

WE Fashion is seeking a Buying Manager to lead our Menswear collections, overseeing fabric selection, supplier management, and CSR compliance. You will guide a team of Buyers and Junior Buyers, collaborating with Design and Merchandising to keep the assortment aligned with trends and commercial goals.

You’ll develop and execute a strategic vision for our collections, based on market analysis, customer insights, and the latest trends, to deliver products in the right colors and at the right time

Qualifications

• Experience leading a Buying department.
• Strong knowledge of Menswear trends and Dutch fashion retail.
• Ability to coach and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop Menswear collections from fabric selection to supplier management.
• Lead and mentor Buyers and Junior Buyers and collaborate with Design and Merchandising.
• Negotiate prices, assess production planning, and ensure CSR and quality standards.
• Translate market insights into a strategic plan to maximize commercial results.

Skills

Menswear knowledge

Team leadership

Supplier management

Strategic planning

CSR compliance

Job description

As Buying Manager, you will be responsible for developing our Menswear collections, from fabric selection to supplier management, with an eye for quality and CSR. You will manage an ambitious team of Buyers and Junior Buyers, work strategically with Design and Merchandising, and translate trends into commercial successes. Something for you? Then pull out all the stops as Buying Manager and become a trendsetter at WE Fashion!

YOU WORK FOR WE®

As Buying Manager you are the right hand of the Head of Buying and play a crucial role in managing and inspiring our buying team. The team of Buyers and Junior Buyers falls directly under your responsibility. You know better than anyone how to guide, coach and motivate an ambitious team to get the best out of themselves. Together, you ensure that our collection is optimally presented in our stores and online - because: Better Together.

You will also be responsible for the development of our Menswear collections in terms of content. You have in-depth knowledge of product development: from selecting the right fabrics and identifying new trends to negotiating prices and assessing production planning. Thanks to your insight, you know how and where we can produce these collections in the most efficient and qualitative way. You maintain intensive relationships with suppliers in countries including China, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Turkey. You do this not only remotely, but also during visits to the sites, negotiating price, quality and delivery conditions. At the same time, you ensure compliance with our quality and CSR standards with both existing and new suppliers.

Your role goes beyond the operational: you are a strategic partner within our organisation. Together with the Buying, Design and Merchandising departments, you build a future-oriented vision for our collections. Based on market analyses, customer insights and the latest trends, you develop a strategic plan that allows us to offer the right products in the right colours in the best places at the right time. During the season, you make adjustments to achieve maximum commercial results. In this role, you report directly to the Head of Buying.

What do we expect from you?

• You have X to X years of working experience in a Buying department, preferably with responsibility over a specific product group and extensive knowledge of Menswear.
• Your expertise and curiosity make that you know exactly what is going on in the Dutch Fashion Retail market and what the Menswear consumer is looking for, and you are not afraid of innovation.
• You combine your strategic insight with a hands‑on approach and know how to take your team along with you and coach them on this.
• Finally, with your sharp vision and passion you not only know how to develop beautiful collections, but also how to make them commercially successful.

We evaluate all applicants based on competencies, experience and equal pay m/f/x.

WE WORK FOR YOU

With your commercialism and entrepreneurship, you ensure every day that we can continue to grow and innovate, so there should be something in return. You work for WE®, WE work for you. You therefore get from us:

• A salary that matches your knowledge, education and experience. A laptop, so you can work hybrid. So whether you want to work at home (including home working allowance) or at the office, you choose the workplace that suits you every day. And would you like to take a work station? You can!
• A travel allowance, 25 holidays, 8% holiday pay, a standard 20% shop discount, a pension scheme and an extensive package of collective insurances. Annual "Moments that matter day"; an extra day off that you can use on a day with special meaning for you.
• If you have been with us for 2 years, you are eligible for a sabbatical of minimum 8 to maximum 16 weeks, during which we continue to pay 25% of your salary.
• The chance to continuously learn and develop, both professionally and personally. From our WE® Academy, for example, we offer various education and training opportunities that you need to excel with us. Discount on your sports subscription, participating in bootcamp and/or boxing classes at a reduced rate and enjoying free fruit at our head office.
• Team events, BBQs and more!

WHO WE ARE

As a fashion lover, of course you've known WE Fashion for a long time. But did you also know that we are a successful Dutch multi-channel brand in transition to become not only the best fashion retailer, but also fashion e-tailer of Western Europe? The fashion world is always on the move! And that makes WE Fashion the place where you get the chance to see trends, respond to them or create them yourself.

But we don't stop there: we keep looking for growth opportunities every day, also in terms of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Because WE Care. That's why development, improvement and creation never stand still with us. WE Fashion is the place where you get the chance to innovate and grow personally. Good ideas? Let us hear from you and become a trendsetter!