Responsibilities:
 

1) Support the development of the range within brand DNA and financial target: 

• Analyze past sales to support the development of the new season strategy 
• Work with the division manager to determine the optimum way to invest OTB by class 
• Build the range based on the past season best seller, full price trends & regional needs 
• Identify new opportunities and work with the Corporate merchandising & sourcing to include the new product in the range 
• Work closely with the US & the EU teams to leverage on their buying strategy and their experience 
• Present the range to the management to validate the buy 
• Post-buy, develop and present a seasonal hand-off to communicate the seasonal hand-off to communicate the seasonal strategy to the retail and visual merchandising team 

2) Ensure smooth and timely execution of the buy: 

• Upon range confirmation take the lead on buy execution 
• Determine pricing based on full price pricing structure 
• Analyze and determine size curve by market 
• Ensure orders are place accurately and on time 
• Manage relationship with the sourcing department 

3) Manage business in season in collaboration with planning & allocation 

• Track receipt to ensure that seasonal deliveries will arrive in the store on time 
• Produce and analyze selling reports and provide markdown recommendations 
• Present a business summary on a weekly basis to the Buying and Planning management to discuss key business highlights, risks and opportunities, product best and worst performance and propose any required action 
• Work with key partners to ensure the execution of the sales strategy 
• Work closely with the retail team in order to understand the business trends and customer expectations 
• Collaborate with visual merchandising team to build seasonal guidelines and ensure that the assortment is present on the floor as planned. 
• Work closely with planning team to build seasonal strategy, invest OTB and determine markdown and promotional strategy 
• Communicate with allocation to ensure assortment is delivered on time and that key items are always on the floor with sufficient depth 

Requirments: 
 

• 1+ years retail merchandising buying related experience 
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify commercial opportunities based on analysis produced 
• Highly organized and the ability to prioritize team work schedule based on broader business requirements 
• Curious, willing to develop and solution-oriented 
• Computer proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint 
• Good communication skills in English both upwards to Senior Management and laterally to business partners both internal and external 
• Remain driven when faced with challenging trading positions and/or directives from senior management 
• To demonstrate an ability to operate independently within set business goals, working closely with senior business partners 
• Candidate with less experience will be considered as Assistant Buyer