Buyer Europe - Morimondo, Italia - Stella McCartney Ltd

Stella McCartney Ltd

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Morimondo, Italia

2 settimane fa

Inviato da:

Piero Bianchi

Reclutatore di talenti per beBee

Descrizione

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry._

Role Overview

Reporting to the Retail Merchandiser the Buyer will collaborate with the Retail Team in planning the buying strategies for the Europe market.

The Buyer is relied upon to have and retain strong market knowledge of the various locations in which we operate to help taking buying choices and partner with the store teams to drive their businesses to success.

The Buyer is involved in all buying processes across all categories, tailoring the buy for our various markets and seeking opportunities to maximise retail sales.

The position in based in Milan office.

Key Responsibilities

Retail Buy- Partners with DOS and Outlet stores to ensure the businesses have efficient buys and stock levels in place to maximise sales potential Develops the Buying strategy, ensuring that commercial trends are followed using product selection and a clear brand image is translated through the selected range Develop a strong product portfolio to maintain a competitive edge and satisfy market demands Collaborates in the retail buy for all seasons across all categories and licenses for the European market Identifies opportunities to maximise sales Responsible for the open-to-buy budget Forecasts and builds plans to project sales potentials, respecting communicated deadlines Monitors delivery of stock shipments to ensure product arrives to maximise sales potential for both DOS and Outlet Delivers seasonal buying reportingProduct Information- Participates in store product training for store teams Creates product knowledge information packs Conducts continual buying feedback with managers and sales teams Collaborates with Merchandising on product concerns and opportunities, such as sizing or colour palettes, variations to rangeRe-ordering, Analysis & Reporting- Analyse and report on product and collection results based on store sales and local trends Monitors sales results 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 Reviewing sales on a continual basis and driving key business decisions Identifies best sellers, slow sellers, bestselling sizes and ensures effective stock replenishment Monitors sales and stock levels, taking necessary action for both DOS and Outlet Places purchases and re-orders strategically, aligning fashion trends to customer buying behaviour Identifies opportunities to reduce overall costs and for improvement within the supply chain 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- Client Knowledge- 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- Key RequirementsFrom 3 to 5 years of experience in the buying department (preferably in RTW and/or BAGS); Passionate about the fashion industry and completely fashion and trend aware; 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); Italian and English excellent both written and spoken.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine._