Responsibilities:
1. Buying & Merchandise Planning (50%)
- Develop annual and seasonal buying plans for apparel, accessories, souvenirs, and lifestyle products.
- Identify new brands, designers, and product lines that align with the concept store's positioning.
- Conduct market research, trend analysis, and competitor benchmarking to optimize product assortment.
- Review sales performance and inventory levels to adjust buying & pricing strategies.
- Ensure product quality, design relevance, and pricing competitiveness.
2. Supplier Management & Negotiation (30%)
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local and international suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and commercial agreements.
- Evaluate vendors based on product quality, service reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Manage contracts and resolve supplier-related issues.
3. Inventory & Supply Chain Coordination (15%)
- Monitor stock levels and collaborate with store operations and warehouse teams to ensure timely replenishment.
- Work closely with logistics to manage shipping plans and customs procedures when needed.
- Coordinate with Accounting & Finance for budgeting, cost control, and purchasing reports.
4. Cross-functional Collaboration (5%)
- Work with Marketing and Visual Merchandising to support product launches and campaigns.
- Align with Retail Operations to understand customer insights and store needs.
- Provide training on product knowledge for store teams when required.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Fashion Merchandising, or related fields.
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in same position in purchasing/buying roles within retail fashion, lifestyle products, or concept store models.
- Strong understanding of fashion trends, consumer behavior, and product curation.
- Proven negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Strong analytical thinking and commercial mindset.
- Proficiency in merchandising planning, cost calculation, and contract management.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment with strong ownership and decision-making.
- Trend-driven, detail-oriented, and quality-focused.
- Strong sense of aesthetics and product selection.
- High integrity, teamwork spirit, and adaptability.
- Good English communication.
