Senior & Junior Buyer Openings, International Luxury Fashion Retail Giant, Mumbai

Designation: 1> Senior Buyer & 2> Junior Buyer [2 Openings], Mumbai location. 

Ctc on Offer: Open & negotiable

About the Company:  With Worldwide revenues of more than €4 Billion, this notable Italian High Fashion Brand features in the Top Global 100 Brands of our world. They manufacture High end leather goods, handbags, ready to wear clothing, perfumes, watches, eyewear, jewellery, accessories,  etc & have a huge market in India as many of its products are very popular with all kinds of age groups & target audiences. 

Job Profile:

Summary of Requisite Skills: Range Planning, Product selection, Cost negotiation and Vendor Mgmt, Budget Allocation, Margin Achievement, Inventory Management and  Routine Analysis. Responsible for Buying & Selecting catalogues for seasons, stock replenishment management, Sales & Promotion planning based on location, budgeting and analysis, case studies, competitor surveys, etc. 

1. Trend forecasting, planning merchandise for the upcoming seasons, regular co-ordination with designers.

2. To be responsible for all issues related to buying merchandise and coordinating with vendors for  the designated category.

3. Establishing relations with national buyers & dealing with vendors & suppliers for profitable  product merchandising.

4. Closely monitoring with supervising execution by understanding & taking on an active role in planning the Merchandise Mix with the Merchandising & Marketing Heads.

5. Understand various brands mix of Apparels & Accessories.

6. Understand the buyer or target audience’s buying behaviour & needs/requirements & to develop the selections/catalogues accordingly.

7. To source, develop and buy own label ranges in line with the product strategy that, through a balance of choice, value, quality, fashionability and desirability, continuously exceed the customer expectations while delivering the planned profitability.

8. Co-ordination on daily operational activities in pre-production sample development, preliminary screening & proto sample development.

9. Survey prime fashion shows from across the globe and identify the major trends of the season.

10. Compile, finalize and structure the selections.

11. Establish a strong client base for brand building exercises such as online/offline marketing, web portal development, visual merchandising and PR.

12. Pitch to various fashion designers, restaurants, event management firms and local businesses and achieve record pitch-to-contract conversion rates.

13. Interact with buyers for sampling, approvals, costing and order confirmation.

14. Facilitate communication and coordination between the fabric, pattern-making and print/embroidery/trims & other requisite design divisions.

15. Effective & Efficient coordination with various verticals through excellent interpersonal skills. 

16. Expanding the Brand credibility by understanding & building the BRAND buying & sourcing concept. 

Requisite Personal & Professional Abilities:

• A thought & design leader with exemplary communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to collaborate with staff at all levels and work under pressure.

• Ability to utilise case studies, polls, survey group results & personal research findings towards

• impeccable selection & procurement of merchandise.

• Visible decision making ability with execution to conclusion capability.

• Professionally sound, having grown in a highly sophisticated, competitive business environment

• Should be well known & deeply networked in the industry.

• Generating healthy business relationships with leading professionals and corporate houses.

Preferred Educational Background:

A Graduate degree in Arts, Garment Design and Manufacturing, Retail Marketing, Home Science [Textiles/Clothing], etc is preferred. Masters/PG in Marketing, Fashion Technology, Luxury Retail, Design, Merchandising, Apparel technology, Print, Textile, Merchandise Marketing, etc is preferred 

To Apply:

Email: Your word document cv with a picture of yourself

To: neha.asthana@hr-interface.com & careerconnect.neha@gmail.com 

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Regards,
Neha Asthana
HR Interface Corporate Services
Recruitment Par Excellence
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