Job Title : BuyerLocation : UAECompany : Apparel GroupSalary : Open Date : 2023-02-20Close Date : 2023-06-20
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OSITION OBJECTIVE -
- lan and select the range, type, quality and quantity of merchandise according to customer demand, trends, store policies and set prices and sell through targets in conjunction with the Brand Manager/GM to ensure they are in line with the budget -
- arry out buying activities in-line with the brand buying plans -
- aintain profitable relationships with existing suppliers and monitor the adherence to the contract terms
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ey Responsibilities: B
usiness Strategy: -
- rive the seasonal strategies in line with the brand positioning to formulate Gross Margin Plan -
- evelop a fine tuned assortment and investment plan -
- reate the sourcing development plan and action the critical path to deliver timely -
- egotiate with new suppliers on product pricing, payment terms, cost of freight, provision of training, and the extent of their involvement in advertising and promotions, to decide on placing a purchase order with the supplier for the concerned product -
- eliver the seasonal business strategy by monitoring and impacting the critical path, range building and product selection -
- repare and manage the buying calendar -
- ormulate seasonal product focus plan with Marketing and VM to drive key product initiatives -
- ocus on holding current business and build new categories -
- onducting customer focus groups and competitive shopping P
erformance and Operations: -
- nalysis and reporting of weekly sales performance at style, range, category and business unit level against range plan. Take in season action to revise production flows and maximize sales -
- anage TNA plans -
- mplement the buying calendar for timely seasonal analysis and range build -
- erform regular competitor surveys to identify product gaps, influence lessons learnt and range plans -
- anage range and product hierarchy and create the seasonal phasing plan -
- esponsible for the ‘The Look’ for the season. Influence product selection, in-store VM as per guidelines and layout planning -
- eep abreast of market trends and awareness of competitor activities -
- anage the product training of staff to ensure up-to-date knowledge. Prepare regular trends training and deliver to the business units -