Head of Buying

Job description / Role

Charterhouse is working with a retail group who is looking to hire a Head of Buying to join their team. You will be responsible for partnering with management to create and execute the merchandise strategies for assigned departments to meet or exceed financial plans.

As Head of Buying, you will develop, execute and meet or exceed department sales, gross margin and inventory plans. You will work with functional partners to accomplish these plans through assortment strategies, price architecture, promotional strategies, and floorset store merchandising.

Requirements

You will also lead teams to create a balanced assortment in terms of: brand appropriateness, fashion vision, quality, fit, value, price point, style count and key item depth. In addition, you will develop and execute strategies utilising knowledge based on analysis of business and competitive set. Collaborating with planning, you will also develop effective class plans, pricing strategies and execute POS.

The successful candidate should have vast experience in buying and sourcing multi fashion brands. Ideally, you should also have GCC experience.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.