Buying Manager – Menswear (Fashion retail brand)

Position: Buying Manager – Menswear (Fashion retail brand)
Location: Gurgaon
Experience: 8-15 year in product buying in Menswear
salary: negotiable
Industry: Fashion retail

Qualification: Post Graduate in Fashion Management/Retail

·         8+ years of experience in product buying in Menswear

·         The buying experience with International Brands/Retailers is desirable

·         Good understanding of products and Menswear trendsLead Menswear product strategy with end to end ownership of product lifecycle

·         Buying, range selection, option planning, range development, margin delivery and cost negotiations

·         Forecast trends and share inputs with design team for range creation

·         Range presentation to sign off the BU plan with Buying and Merchandising Head

·         Placing orders for seasonal requirement to meet critical path for launch and deliver on sales plan, respond to in season variables to address any immediate gap

·         Delivering 90%+ product fulfilment for launch while ensuring availability of all key Marketing/window product lines

·         Analysing historical performance to be able to support buying decisions

·         Reacting to sales Information and working with suppliers to revise production flows and maximize sales.

·         Agreeing and reviewing targets for sales, margin, stock, commitment and availability.

·         Assisting operating plan review and sharing lessons learnt from product perspective

·         Ensuring on time catalogue submission and order placement

·         Sharing product inputs for in season/end of season markdown planning

·         Working with the supplier for the prompt input of flows to ensure alignment between production and commitment

·         Sharing production plans on time to book/manage MSI capacity

·         Communicating product information to retail team to allow them in finalizing Menswear layout plans for stores

·         Defining pricing architecture as per product strategy

·         Maintaining awareness of competitions product offering

·         Standardization of internal reports including, but not limited to, catalogue, seasonal presentations, buy sheets,

·         implementing and exploiting new systems and process

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