Description:
Description for Candidates
- Assist the buyer/senior buyer in costing negotiation with suppliers and ensure margin targets are met
- Work with buyer/senior buyer to formulate clear strategy for season through in season and post season review analysis.
- Assist buyer/senior buyer in creating seasonal range plan/buy plan.
- Work closely with buyer and design team for product development
- Support in product development with design, manage vendors- tech pack finalisation & supplier selections.
- Work with buyer/senior buyer to finalise sample & ranges for laydown.
- Communication with suppliers –requirements, pricing, packaging and compliance
- Work closely with merchandiser on approvals/ fits/ overall look of the garment, sample management, critical path management, vendors & logistics management
- Seamless PLM management in terms of data entry, comments & price negotiation
- Analyse weekly sales reports, product performance, stock availability, UDA analysis and highlight clear trade actions required.
- Work with VM team on collection launches as well as with sourcing, quality and logistics team for effective product quality and order management
- Market research – track competition & inspiration brands regularly with buyer/senior buyer to spot opportunities and risks and suggest actions to mitigate risks and leverage opportunities.
- Any other duties that maybe assigned by buyer/senior buyer /department head from time to time for smooth running of the department.
Basic Qualification / Education / Vocational Training -Graduation / Post Graduate in Textile / Fashion
EXPERIENCE Minimum Experience - 6+ Years in retail industry with at least 4 years in Merchandising role or at least 1 year in an assistant buyer role. Buying - Ladies Footwear
Assistant Buyer - Footwear