Multi-Brand Buyer (Female Luxury)

Job description / Role

Our client is a leader for fashion and lifestyle destinations in the Middle East, housing some of the worlds most coveted designers from around the globe. The brand is renowned for personalised service, exclusivity & luxury, contemporary design and also for its pioneering spirit. Launched as the UAEs first high fashion multi-brand concept, with 3 major operations across the GCC

They are urgently seeking a Multi-Brand Buyer with experience within Luxury Female Brands. As the Multi-Brand Buyer you will be required to ensure efficient management of purchasing operations across multi functions within fashion. You will also be required to support to the UAE region, with possible international support with company expansion plans.

Responsibilities:
- Select and purchase an attractive selection of apparel from manufacturers, designers, or wholesalers for retail stores by using fashion style sense, knowledge of fashion trends and understanding the targeted customers' desires.
- Understand customers' buying behaviour as a key of successful apparel.
- Regularly review performance within each brand, analyse consumer buying patterns and future trends.
- Prepare the purchases with thorough understanding of market fashion trends and customer needs.
- Contribute toward budgeting and planning.
- Manage plans for stock levels; react to change in demand and logistics.
- Ensure that the best terms are negotiated with suppliers in line with Company strategy i.e. payments and delivery dates.
- Maintain relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers for future products.
- Participate in promotional activities.
- Support and organize the Buying Schedules.
- Study, analyse and develop the Buying strategy.
- Actively support and develop Buying Team.

Requirements

- Ideally educated to degree level relevant and/or adaptable to the practices of retail operations management.
- Proven extensive experience within the retail luxury fashion management field.
- Minimum of 3 years ideally as Assistant Manager, Store Manager or Assistant Buyer for luxury brands. This will have been gained within medium to large organization(s).
- A good understanding of general trends and associated practices within the industry.
- PC literacy - the ability to use Microsoft office with minimum intermediate skills.

About the Company

Eaton SAKS International is a global advisory & executive search firm focused on presenting the next generation leaders. We work hand in hand with businesses alike, constantly addressing their talent needs and as partners we appoint leaders who deliver significant success.

We are advanced in using intelligent technology and data to present full reporting knowledge to our clients. With an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence, Business and Market Insight Intelligence, Research Data Intelligence and state of the art CRM systems, this puts Eaton SAKS International at the forefront of market insights and analytics as a main part of our research capability to deliver to you.

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We take the time to understand each client’s business, culture and unique dynamics leading up to their current organisational need. We work with boards and stakeholders as well as hiring managers to successfully understand each assignment need and DNA. Eaton SAKS International have taken experts from your industry and brought them to ours, together our knowledge becomes your power.

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