Junior Buyer - York, Canada - Honey

Honey
Honey
Verified Company
York, Canada

2 weeks ago

Sophia Lee

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Your Opportunity


You love fashion, so do we Reporting to the head buyer, you assist in managing and developing a balanced product assortment that reflects the brand vision and ultimately drive sales.


Your Responsibilities

  • Assist in development of product assortments that address customer needs and strategic objectives
  • Drive the business and maximize results through sales analysis, product development, trend research and sourcing of new vendors
  • Forecast, understand and interpret trend direction
  • Distribute product to stores based on buyer's direction and store needs
  • Drive the business and maximize results through sales analysis, product development, trend research and sourcing of new vendors
  • Identifying opportunities for each store and make recommendation to improve results
  • Accountable for inventory turns and gross margin results
  • Create action plans for top and bottom performers
  • Be responsible for the quality of products bought
  • Work crossfunctionally with retail operations, inventory control and visual merchandising departments in order to plan and maximize store space and drive sales
  • Build and maintain strong vendor relationships
  • Work with store management to educate staff on seasonal trends and styling of merchandise
  • Conduct regular store visits to better understand the customer, store needs and brand vision
  • Perform other related duties and assignments as required

Your Prerequisites

  • Minimum 2 years of retail buying experience in women's fashion
  • Strong fashion and styling sense
  • Ability to plan, prioritize and organize
  • Strong attention to detail and passion to work quickly/efficiently to meet deadlines
  • Ability to think and work strategically; able to plan ahead and foresee opportunities
  • Ability to work independently and be selfmotivated while still working within a team environment
  • Excellent analytical, communication (both verbal and written) and time management skills
  • Highly proficient with MS Office, Excel and retail math
  • Must be able to travel internationally up to 60% of the year

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • York, ON M6B 4J3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- purchasing: 1 year (preferred)


Work Location:
In person
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