Buyer EMEA
Stella McCartney
- Milano
- Tempo indeterminato
- Full time
- Partners with DOS and Outlet stores to ensure the businesses have efficient buys and stock levels in place to maximise sales potential
- Collaborates in developing the buying strategy, ensuring that commercial trends are followed using product selection and a clear brand image is translated through the selected range
- Develops a strong product portfolio to maintain a competitive edge and satisfy market demands
- Guide the retail buy for all seasons across all categories and licenses for the European market and manages the order entry
- Identifies opportunities to maximise sales
- Monitors delivery of stock shipments to ensure product arrives to maximise sales potential for both DOS and Outlet
- Deliver seasonal buying reporting and pre buying analysis
- Develops and monitors the delivery plan for Outlets
- Participates in store product training for store teams
- Creates product knowledge information packs
- Collaborates with Merchandising on product concerns and opportunities, such as sizing or colour palettes, variations to range
- Analyse and report on product and collection results based on store sales and local trends for DOS and Outlet
- Monitors sales results / stock levels and makes sound recommendations based on analytics for both DOS and Outlet
- Implement and run reporting and analysis procedures to closely monitor daily, weekly and monthly sales for the market
- Identifies best sellers, slow sellers, bestselling sizes and ensures effective stock replenishment
- Monitors stock consolidations & stock transfers and support the management of issues if necessary
- Collaborates with VM, Marketing, PR, E-Commerce and Merchandising maximise sales potentials
- Maintains up to date knowledge of competitors strategies
- Communicates mark down information and time lines
- Builds knowledge of the Stella McCartney client and understands client buying behaviour to select range suited to local clientele
- Identifies opportunities to maximise sales by analysing client buying behaviours to ensure we are providing a desirable product selection
- From 3 to 5 years of experience in the buying department (preferably in RTW or accessories/bags
- Passionate about the fashion industry, with strong trend awareness
- Strong analytical, planning and reporting skills, capable of monitoring business performance. Knowledgeable on markets, competitors and trends;
- Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) experienced; knowledge of other systems for sales monitoring, data enter and stock transfers (e.g. BI, RetailPro, Joor);
- Fluent in both Italian and English (written and spoken).