Senior Buyer - Accessories (Bags, Belts, Wallets)

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Direct message the job poster from wow Jobs Position Title: Senior Buyer – Accessories (Bags, Belts, Wallets, Leather Accessories)Location: Dubai Experience: 9+ Years in retail industry and minimum 4 years in a similar role (Buying Accessories)Looking for candidates from UK, Spain, Turkey, South Africa, Italy, London, England etc Interested candidates, share your resume at yashwarya.verma@wowjobs.biz Position Objective The job holder will be responsible for creating & implementing buying and product strategy and tactical plans for assigned department(s) by ensuring that the department(s) purchase reflects the retail trends at best commercial value, thereby ensuring delivery of sales and profit targets for the department. The job holder will also be responsible for ensuring smooth buying operations through effective product planning, negotiation with suppliers, adequate stock management as well as effective team management for enabling the strategic goals of the department.Key Responsibilities Product Development & Range Building Build and communicate product (department(s)) strategy per season Have good understanding of trend and customer and convert the same into commercial product Ownership of the process of creating the range direction, selection and final sign off.Responsible for negotiating the price and ensuring delivery arrangements with Suppliers/Vendors within a set budget.Maintain an extensive level of communication with design, planning, retail, sourcing, Quality and E-comm teams for the process of range direction and selection Maintain a good retail interface with territories on stock management and solicit regular product feedback Liaise with marketing team for effective product & social media campaigns Liaising with Apparel/non-apparel teams to ensure a wholistic and coherent product proposition for customers Buying Budget and Planning Deliver the sales and profit targets for the department Determine the buying requirements and formulates the buying plan along with planning as per budget for the assigned category, based on the analysis of the historical trends and future forecasts.Actively participate in implementing the buying strategy along with business manager Improve department efficiency on turnaround time and cost.Identify and shortlist potential vendors as partners and negotiating the cost in line with desired level of margins Assure pre-production quality check is executed in a timely manner with quality control manager collaboration.Critical path management from merch direction to final stock received Provide inputs to sourcing department for sourcing strategy for the department Ensure constant cost reduction measures through centralized bulk buying and/ or selecting appropriate vendor mix Review of shipment tracking, PLM and product approvals.Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Other Industries Retail Apparel and Fashion Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at wow Jobs by 2x Get notified about new Buyer jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Manager Merchandising - Teamsport, Motorsport and Basketball GCCWe’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr