Menswear Buyer – Brands

Location: Dubai

Position title: Buyer

Job Overview: Deeply understands the Middle east (primarily Saudi Arabia) fashion market. Manages product selection for external brands portfolio which will appeal to the customer. Has a flair for western fashion and a good understanding of sportswear trends. Reports into the Head of Buying.

Job Profile:

• Has good knowledge of global fashion and trends and maintains this by constantly researching this as part of everyday life.

• Takes accountability for delivering a customer focused and curated product range, achieved through effective market research and comp shops

• Create and execute a merchandise assortment plan that supports the financial, merchandising and marketing objectives set by senior management

• Drive sales, consideration, conversion, trade margin and other web KPIs including sell through

• Suggests timings for product launches and work on ideas for product promotion. Feeds information into marketing and liaises with Storefront team to execute season launches.

• Monthly / Quarterly catch ups with all key branded partners to align objective and drive key results.

• Negotiates marketing spends with all branded partners and work on marketing strategy for key calendar events like Black Friday, Ramadan

• Manage on-time deliveries

• Participate in open-to-buy meetings with planning and provide feedback. Work with planner to arrive on seasonal spend by brand and product type.

• Ensures the final range delivered is both balanced and appropriate for the time of year

• Manages the order raising process and ensures all buying documents are maintained

• Helps to interpret reports and to predict future sales

• Trades product together with the Planner

• Manages repeat buys and cancellations

• Interprets feedback from customers and reacts to any changes in customer demand

• Regularly audits the available product to ensure it is both well-represented and accurately described

• • Train, develop, and mentor the buying assistant

Skills

Requirements:

• Background within a buying role, with relevant experience in branded buying. 6-10 years of work experience

• E-commerce experience strongly preferred

• Must have strong negotiation skills, good commercial awareness and the ability to make quick decisions.

• Excellent excel and power point skills

• Adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, start-up experience preferred

• Self-starter who can manage multiple priorities at once and learn new things with little oversight

• • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to adapt them for different audiences: vendors, internal partners, stakeholders and leadership