Senior Buyer/ Buyer (Fashion Apparel)

Description:

• Support the monitoring of retail fashion apparel market trends, with a focus on collecting and analyzing fashion and competitor insights.
• Assist in executing the monthly, quarterly, annual product buying and campaign plans. Work closely with the manager to help achieve sales, gross profit, and inventory targets.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely delivery, allocation, and consolidation of goods, based on store performance and market conditions.
• Support the planning and implementation of product promotion strategies and product knowledge. Collaborate with marketing team by providing analysis for review and adjustment.
• Assist in the operational tasks of the regional buying team, including helping to improve procurement processes.
• Cooperate with Sales, Finance, Marketing, and VM team, to ensure alignment and smooth execution of marketing/ sales plans.
• Perform weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually product analysis to support sales tracking and strategic decisions.
• Handle day-to-day operational tasks, including communication with HQ, inventory control, supply coordination, pricing updates, and stock reallocation. Ensure timely housekeeping data accuracy in the Tiger system.

Requirements:

• Diploma or higher qualification
• Minimum 2 year relevant experience in basic commodity and purchasing (preferably in casual wear)
• Meticulous and high accuracy in work delegated
• Good analytical skills and have an eye for details
• Numerate & good with numbers
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment independently
• Good at using Microsoft software especially Excel, Powerpoint and PowerBi
• Merchandising experience will be an added advantage