Buying Manager (Fashion & Lifestyle)

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the whole process of buying activities, including but not limited to conducting fashion trend and global sourcing research, performing buying, allocation and consolidation activities to maintain optimal stock and SKU holding at stock level
• Order placement with suppliers including negotiating purchase prices, quality and deliveries, etc. to meet KPI's for margins, quality and lead-time/delivery on-time
• Manage OTB budget and select merchandise assortments
• Deploy effective replenishment and mark down plan to achieve GP and sales target
• Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams to develop effective promotional strategies.
• Forecast sales and profit targets, manage budgets, and monitor performance and handling the allocation

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Fashion, or related field
• With 5 years or above experience in retail buying and merchandising, preferably with experience in Apparel / Fashion/ Bags / Lifestyle categories
• With wholesale experience/ networking is a plus
• Strong fashion and business sense with good analytical, organization and interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, and forecasting skills.
• Strong understanding of inventory management and retail KPIs
• Good in both English & Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
• Excellent skill in Excel (e.g. vlookup & pivot table), with skills for power query and power pivot is definitely a plus
• Candidate with less experience will be considered as Assistant Buying Manager
• Immediately available is highly preferred

Interested parties please send resume with the date of availability and expected salary by clicking "Apply Now"