Assistant Buyer - Ladieswear - Dubai

Position Title - Assistant Buyer Ladieswear/Womenswear

Experience - 6+ Years in retail industry with at least 4 years in Merchandising role or at least 1 year in an assistant buyer role.

Education - NIFT Graduateispreferred

Roles & Responsibilities

• 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.