Senior Buyer - Kidswear Apparel

A chance to work with a leading kidswear E-retailer

Excellent opportunity to be part of a growth oriented organization

About Our Client -

Our client is a leading kids wear E-retailer that has a range of clothing, accessories and toys for kids. They are focused on deepening their brand footprint in India. They have been growing rapidly and need a strong Senior Buyer to fuel and sustain the growth for India.

Job Description -

- Lead a team to achieve sales targets by bringing to the company relevant, high quality merchandise that available locally and in select international markets

- Understand and anticipate the needs of the customer and bring in relevant product at the appropriate price points

- Build, identify and expand 3rd party vendor base to meet strategic objectives and strengthen on site assortment

- You are analytical and data driven in matters of assortment planning, pricing and mark down strategies, open to buy budgets, in stock rates and sell through velocities

- Solve problems and work externally and cross functionally to deal with issues as they arise

- Negotiate favorable terms, and ensure steady flow of goods to meet growth in customer demand

Liaison with the logistics, distribution and commercial departments to ensure that goods arrive on time and are sent back to vendors on time

The Successful Applicant - Must have total 10-12 years experience

Online retail experience is a plus -

- A track - record of getting things done - Drive, ownership and execution are core to our culture. From a process standpoint, you're someone who prioritizes your day, and then gets things done. You are able to work well cross functionally to ensure that you get results. You should be able to point to multiple examples from the past which clearly demonstrate this

- Pure creativity - The challenges you face when growing a business from scratch are massive and constant. You need the creativity to solve those problems; to influence the partners we work with, for instance to communicate with vendors

- Flexibility - Buyers spend a lot of time away from home, in cities they haven't necessarily been to before. This is a job for someone who'd be excited to go somewhere completely new, often on very little notice; someone willing and able to truly immerse themselves, quickly and deeply

What's on Offer -

An excellent opportunity to work with a leading kids wear E-retailer that offers great growth prospects and competitive pay.