Junior Buyer
- Aarhus, Midtjylland
- Permanent
- Fuldtid
You will join a dedicated buying team with a young, informal environment that encourages new ideas and supportive colleagues. We collaborate closely with various VERO MODA functions, including Buyers, Designers, Pattern Designers, and Sales. We value open communication and a positive atmosphere in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.THE JOB
As a Junior Buyer in our Woven team, you'll be entrusted with your own collection segment from the start. You'll have daily contact with suppliers, participate in collection launches, negotiate prices, qualities, and deliveries, and follow up on progress. This requires a naturally structured approach and a meticulous eye for detail when following up on sales samples, fitting samples, and styles for presentations. You'll also have frequent contact with VERO MODA colleagues and external suppliers, building strong relationships. More specifically the tasks include:
- Collection Development: Collaborate with the design team to initiate collections, track best-selling styles and qualities, and create styles and assortments in our internal systems.
- Sourcing and Negotiation: Source alternative fabrics, negotiate prices with design, and approve colors and qualities for sales samples and production.
- Logistics and Delivery: Ensure timely arrival of collections, prepare them for presentations, place orders, follow up on deliveries, and provide daily support to suppliers and BESTSELLER's international buying offices.
- Sustainability: Source and develop new sustainable fabrics.
- Make a real impact: You'll be entrusted with your own collection segment from the start, playing a vital role in VERO MODA's success.
- Develop your skills: Gain invaluable experience in a fast-paced, international buying environment, working closely with experienced colleagues and renowned designers.
- Shape the future of fashion: Contribute to VERO MODA's commitment to sustainability by sourcing and developing new eco-friendly fabrics.
To succeed in this role, you need to be a skilled communicator and coordinator, capable of creative thinking while ensuring tasks are completed with meticulous attention to detail. You also need to be organized and focused in a fast-paced and creative environment where not everything is planned. You will need a solid understanding of numbers and possess good business acumen. You thrive in a role with multiple stakeholders and tasks to manage simultaneously.
- Relevant education in buying
- Minimum 2 years of buying experience, preferably in fashion
- Good understanding of figures and business acumen
- Solid IT skills, including experience working in Excel
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sanne Hedegaard Hansen on +45 30853924. Otherwise please send us your application and CV as soon as possible and no later than 12 June 2024. We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to remove the job advertisement if we find the right candidate before the application deadline.TRAVEL
You can expect 10-15 days of travel per year, primarily to the Far East.ABOUT VERO MODA
Fashion is something we do together - a collective sense of togetherness and belonging.VERO MODA is BESTSELLER's first fashion label and one of the most recognisable high-street European fashion brands - appealing to all generations, with an authentic and honest expression of style. Our consumer is defined - not by age - but by lifestyle. They are a group of individuals with their own preferences and identity.We are driven by a collective mindset; that our knowledge, passion and craftsmanship must serve to provide better fashion and create a sense of confidence and free feel. Our clothes infuse a mentality of belonging - and more importantly, a sense of empowerment. Indications of the world, we want to create.And the heritage from 1987 still runs through every design stitch. But now, join us on our journey to the now & next.WE ARE VERO MODA - Now & Next.VERO MODA is part of the worldwide fashion company BESTSELLER. Visit www.veromoda.com or www.bestseller.com.