Buyer Full Time

Buyer Jobs in Dubai offer professionals an opportunity to develop valuable experience in product selection, supplier coordination, purchasing, market research, pricing, and retail merchandising. Apparel Group provides an opportunity for candidates interested in building careers within the fashion and retail industry. Job seekers searching for Buyer Salary in UAE, Buyer Jobs UAE, Retail Buyer Jobs Dubai, Fashion Buyer Jobs UAE, and Procurement Jobs in Dubai can review the vacancy requirements and application details. Strong analytical, negotiation, and market research skills can support long-term Fashion Industry Careers UAE.

Key Responsibilities

Business Strategy:

• Drive the seasonal strategies in line with the brand positioning to formulate Gross Margin Plan
• Develop a fine tuned assortment and investment plan
• Create the sourcing development plan and action the critical path to deliver timely
• Negotiate with new suppliers on product pricing, payment terms, cost of freight, provision of training, and the extent of their involvement in advertising and promotions, to decide on placing a purchase order with the supplier for the concerned product
• OTB Planning

– Manage OTB in tandem with the planning counterpart

• Deliver the seasonal business strategy by monitoring and impacting the critical path, range building and product selection
• Prepare and manage the buying calendar
• Formulate seasonal product focus plan with Marketing and VM to drive key product initiatives
• Focus on holding current business and build new categories
• Conducting customer focus groups and competitive shopping Performance and Operations:
• Analysis and reporting of weekly sales performance at style, range, category and business unit level against range plan. Take in season action to revise production flows and maximize sales
• Manage TNA plans
• Implement the buying calendar for timely seasonal analysis and range build
• Perform regular competitor surveys to identify product gaps, influence lessons learnt and range plans
• Manage range and product hierarchy and create the seasonal phasing plan
• Responsible for the ‘The Look’ for the season. Influence product selection, in-store VM as per guidelines and layout planning
• Keep abreast of market trends and awareness of competitor activities
• Manage the product training of staff to ensure up-to-date knowledge. Prepare regular trends training and deliver to the business units
• Review buying feedback reports and provide recommendations to General Manager as to buying strategy for a respective brand/collection

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