As a Buyer on knitwear, you maximise your department’s sales and profitability by executing the right product and purchasing strategy for the customer, balancing time, price, quality, quantity and range. You lead product development with a strong understanding of COS aesthetics and the COS customer, ensuring efficient component and product development that supports growth and profitability. In close collaboration with the Assortment Planner and Senior Designer, you plan and deliver a strong, cohesive assortment, working cross‑functionally with the Buying, Design, Pattern, Material and Supply Chain teams to secure a commercially sound range.
What you will do:
- Responsible to plan and execute the product development from start to end in close collaboration with the Buying team
- Responsible to execute an efficient component and product development strategy and sample handling in terms of purpose of the product, profitability, and sustainability for your department.
- Together with the Assortment Planner/Senior Buyer, you are responsible in building the range plan for your department and having a balanced assortment
- Together with the Assortment Planner/Senior Buyer plan, analyse, and adjust product, price, and profitability strategies to meet department goals.
- Work towards the omni channel strategy and drive the timelines for your department
- Securing the best purchase, by buying at the right time, the right item based on current fashion and customer needs.
- Guide, inspire and develop Assistant and Junior Buyers, challenging them to act with confidence
- Keep updated with the overall market conditions and share relevant customer insights with product and Buying team and take actions accordingly
- Develop strong relationships with Production office teams to ensure best samples and on-time-delivery
- Together with the Buying team constantly follow-up, react and identify new sales opportunities, based on selling, customer insight and surrounding analysis
- Have a clear understanding of the customers' needs and a customer focus in the component and product development
- Work in close collaboration with the Senior Buyer/Buying team, Assortment Planners and Designers, ensuring to offer products for all customer segments