About the Business:
GUESS is a globally recognised high fashion brand offering the latest trends in accessories, womens, mens and childrens fashions.
With over 70 stores located around the GCC this is a great opportunity to become part of a dynamic work environment and get involved in the expansion and future growth of this exciting brand
About the Job:
We are seeking a Kids Buyers to join our regional team.
The Buyer coordinates, executes and manages the activities of a buying department, and assists the Retail Merchandising Manager in developing, executing and communicating a product strategy that meets or exceeds financial goals.
The role:
* Creates assortment sheets.
* Provides input in line edit meetings.
* Provides support and compiles data to aid in assessing product assortment.
* Participates in product review meetings with cross-functional teams.
* Participates in bottoms-up planning meetings that determine quantities for all styles, evaluates buys at style, class and department level against initial plans, and validates retail prices for all styles.
* Participates in management review meetings of bottoms-up plans.
* Provides support and compiles data for senior management line reviews.
* Analyzes product trends and historical data at departmental and classification level.
* Supports and compiles data as needed to aid in developing seasonal strategies, financial targets, and open-to-buy budgets.
* Attends pre-season meetings between buying and planning.
* Travels for markets and buys against open-to-buy and assortment plans.
* Ensures the financial success of area by meeting or exceeding financial targets including sales, gross margin, gross margin return on investment, and turn goals.
* Reviews weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual sales performance and marketplace information to identify sales trends and business opportunities.
* Provides input and make recommendations to manager on changes to future product assortments and strategies based on in-season analysis and observations.
* Provides input in sales forecast and open-to-buy discussions that review sales and inventory against financial goals, and recommend changes to future order quantities, deliveries, pricing or markdown strategies.
* Develops expert knowledge of customer base by participating in local store visits, evaluates product execution and point of view, gets customer and store associate feedback, communicates to manager.
* Participates in competitive analysis of both direct competitors and opinion leader stores for trend inspiration by shopping these stores.
* Learns to evaluate product assortments, quality, pricing, merchandising strategies and business opportunities.
* Develops effective relationships with partners in field organization, store operations, visual,
* warehouse, production, vendors, etc. to maximize opportunities and minimize risks and / or
* liabilities
* Participates in weekly cross-functional meetings to share information on current business issues.
* Works effectively as a member of a cross functional team by focusing on team objectives and clear communication
* Provides training and feedback as needed to peers, Associate and Assistant Buyers through on the job training, behavioral feedback and modeling, coaching and identifying opportunities for formal training.
* Works efficiently as a member of a cross-functional department team (Merchandising, Planning, and Allocation) by focusing on team objectives and clear communication.
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2013-04-17 |
| Job Location: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Job Role: | Purchasing/Procurement |
| Company Industry: | Retail/Wholesale |
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