Assistant Buyer - Ladies Footwear - Fashion Retail

WOW Softech

Position: Assistant Buyer - Ladies Footwear

Experience: 6+ Years in retail industry with at least 4 years in Merchandising role or at least 1 year in an assistant buyer role into footwear buying & merchandising

Location: Dubai, UAE

Role & responsibilities

The role provides analytical and operational support for enabling effective running of activities related to the department. Individual

contributor role with responsibility for supporting in range building, product development and strategy, monitoring the fashion market and

customer activity.

• 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.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong product knowledge in related category/department
• Good Knowledge of buying processes
• Good Trend and customer understanding
• Good analytical skills
• Good planning and organising skills
• Good communication & presentation skills
• Able to collaborate within team & across functions
• Good Negotiation skills & Continuous improvement mindset