Buyer

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 Disclaimer: Naukrigulf.com is only a platform to bring jobseekers & employers together. Applicants are advised to research the bonafides of the prospective employer independently. We do NOT endorse any requests for money payments and strictly advice against sharing personal or bank related information. We also recommend you visit Security Advice for more information. If you suspect any fraud or malpractice, email us at abuse@naukrigulf.com #J-18808-Ljbffr