Merchandising & Buying Head - Fashion Apparel | Sports Lifestyle | Footwear

Job brief

We are currently hiring a Merchandising & buying Manager who will be responsible for driving a merchandising strategy that ensures profitability while building a long-term collaboration with brand partners, merchants, buyers, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

·Managing assortment mix in line with category strategy, revenues, and gross margin target as well as inventory levels

. Liaise with suppliers / local and overseas vendors and coordinate logistics team to ensure quality and on-time delivery

·Forecasting, price setting, and negotiating quantities with buyers, suppliers, and distributors

·Ensuring product selection is aligned with market trends

·Analyzing product performance & sell-through tracking on a monthly/seasonal basis

Qualifications

·You have a degree in Marketing, Business Administration or a related field.

·You have prior experience in Merchandising with large Multi-brand retailers.

·You possess strong negotiation skills and can arrive at win-win solutions with partners.

·You have strong communication & interpersonal skills.

·You have strong analytical skills and are comfortable dealing with numerical data.

·You thrive in matrix environments and are adept at influencing and coordinating with different stakeholders.