Positions Available
Head of Buying
Buyer - Menswear
We are a WA based
successful fashion retail chain looking to expand our buying team with two
exciting roles.
As a Head of buying you will lead a small team of buyers, assistant buyers and a stock controller. You will be a crucial figurehead, strategist and a final decision maker with key responsibilities covering:
understanding external and internal business indicators and setting departmental and supplier KPIs in order to maximize business turnover and profitability
spearheading planning and budgeting process and setting buying targets
supplier performance reviews
buying team management and development
inter-departmental communication and relationship management
conducting regular store visits in order to maximize stock and visual opportunity in each store
communicating grid and allocation needs to the buying team and ensuring optimum stock level in the business are achieved and reviewed regularly
direct buying responsibility for accessories portfolio
As a Menswear
Buyer
you will be responsible for direction and development of men's
apparel categories, which are a major part of our business. You will be a
visionary with a strong pulse on the market and able to predict and expect
turnaround in trends, but always understanding our core consumer. Your key
responsibilities will be:
- supply chain
management; sourcing/negotiation/pricing/feedback and product development in
conjunction with key brands
- achieving and
maximising key KPIs: sales /closing GP margin/GMROI
- managing
inventory and forward commitments in order to achieve closing stock
targets
- conduct regular
supplier reviews in order to maximize relationship benefits
- reviewing brand mix and ensuring investment in the most profitable areas
- manage the assistant buyer's workload
You are currently
in the buying or product development role, looking for a larger portfolio are
ready to take on responsibility for key business decisions. You can handle
pressure and deadlines and have extremely good negotiation skills that will
cover all organizational levels. You understand the buying and planning process
and systems and have working knowledge of these from your previous experiences.
Both positions
are offering a rewarding career opportunity within a growing fashion business
representing highly sought after brands. We are continually evolving and
changing and will need people that embrace the opportunities these changes
bring.
If you would like
to find out more about the positions and have any further queries please call
Iva Cherry on Ph: (08) 9330 2889.
Alternatively
please forward your application in the Word format to Iva Cherry by clicking on 'Apply Now' or forwarding to: ivac@wavessurfwear.com
Applications close Friday March 27th at 5pm.
Waves Surfwear offers a variety of positions in its sales department including:
Management roles
Permanent and casual sales
Christmas casuals
In store visual merchandising
