Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Buyer (Kuwait)

Quest Search and Selection is working with leading fashion and lifestyle brand in the Middle East looking for a Buyer to join their team in Kuwait. We are ideally looking for someone who has strong experience as a Buyer handling private label products.

Your Responsibilities as a Buyer will be the following:

• Assist the manager in developing and executing buying plans for the product lines
• Assist the team in preparing calendar and assortment plans
• Collaborate with key internal teams (e.g. design team, retail operations, production team) to ensure alignment on buying / planning objectives and KPI's
• Keep abreast with latest market trends and competitor activities
• Recommend design executions based on market trends to leverage on opportunities
• Prepare and submit relevant buying / purchasing analysis reports on a regular basis
• Perform related ad-hoc tasks

Requirements

Desirable Skills and Background:

• Bachelor’s degree, with at 2-4 years’ experience in similar role
• Experience as a Buyer in fashion / lifestyle / private label sector
• Strong presentation, data analysis, project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter, well-organized, detail-oriented, can work independently and/or with a team
• Languages: English, Arabic (advantage)

If you are a proven Buyer professional looking for a new challenge to advance your career in a rewarding role, please apply today online.

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.

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