Folli Follie Group is a leading global force in the fashion world, operating in 30 countries. Due to our continued expansion, we seek to recruit:
BUYER
FACTORY OUTLETS
Position Summary:
The Buyer is responsible for partnering with management to create and execute the merchandise strategies for assigned departments to meet or exceed financial plans; acts as a key leader with cross functional teams (buying, planning, sourcing, design, visual, allocation, and field).
Responsibilities
•Knowledge of Oulets and corner's strengths & weaknesses, especially in terms of supply, sufficiency and quality of goods
•Study of strengths and weaknesses of competitors with the aim of continuous improvement
•Conduct market research for innovative and leading companies as potential new customers-suppliers
•In co-operation with the Commercial Director & Store Managers, processing and implementing action plans with feasible & measurable goals
•Manage all the buying process for Factory Outlets E Shop
•Warehouse Stock Monitoring & Management & Supply Chain Scheduling of our corners
•Communication with customer-supplier companies to solve problems in terms of quantity & quality of goods
•Understands financial metrics to analyze businesses & can make recommendations on how to drive the business based on sales, history & market trends
•Partners with planning to align on targets to execute the seasonal plans & tie back to the merchandise strategies
•Exhibits leadership capability & possesses the ability to manage up, down and across with results
•Ability to identify how current trend will impact future results and adjusts as needed
•Understands competitive set, including pricing, style & key messaging
Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Merchandising or related field
•Minimum of 6 years working experience in retail buying
•Demonstrated leadership and management experience
•Strong analytic skills
•Motivation to exceed plan
•Financial analysis capability
•Ability to manage direct reports and drive results through others
•Strong written and verbal communication skills
•Strong financial and planning skills.
•Genuine passion & interest in fashion
