Our company Forever New is a trailblazing brand in clothing and accessories, taking the globe by storm with over 350+ stores and a thriving online presence.
THE PERKS WE OFFER YOU
* Enjoy a generous 40% employee discount, including periodic discounts for your family and friends.
* Indulge in daily subsidized coffee and lunch at the café downstairs.
* Enjoy the flexibility of loyalty and birthday leave to celebrate special moments in your life.
* Receive recruitment referral incentives for bringing talented individuals to join our exceptional team.
* Take advantage of our wellbeing and environmental incentives, promoting your overall wellness and contributing to a sustainable future.
* Engage in continuous learning and development programs to enhance your skills and foster personal and professional growth.
* Be recognized for your outstanding contributions through our recognition program and service awards.
* Enjoy the convenience of subsidized car parking, ensuring a stress-free commute.
YOUR DREAM OPPORTUNITY
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Buyer who is eager to push boundaries and has an innate sense of style and a passion for the fast-paced world of fashion. Elevate your career and join our talented Buying team in redefining the world of Knitwear.
* Construct a commercially balanced range which offers the right mix of print, plain, and colour and end use for the business.
* Liaise with the Managing Director and Buying leaders on long-term product planning.
* Ensure a clear and sensible price architecture which ensures maximum sales and profitability.
* Work with design to ensure the range reflects the right level of newness/fashion/trend & that volume lines are maximised and moved on at the right time.
* Coordinate all areas of the buying process to ensure that stock is ordered and delivered on time.
* Analyse & have a comprehensive understanding of category history applying this to the range build.
* Ensure range reflects climate needs of all regions.
* Ensure all department financial parameters and targets are achieved.
* Respond to sales and market data to make commercial decisions to maximise sales opportunities and minimise potential future risks.
* Trade the department, in collaboration with the Planner, by optimising profit, maximising department potential through repeats, and minimising slow performance through promotion or mark-downs.
* Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and awareness of competitors and external trends, identifying missed opportunities and trends to maximise revenue.
* Brief Design to ensure fabrics, prints and style details are consistent with brand vision using relevant option plan provided by Planning.
* Work with Design & QA to ensure best fit, consistency of fit and best possible quality of fabric, trim, make and finish.
* Make commercial decisions throughout the development process of a product with respect to delivering the most commercial style in the most profitable way, adhering to brand standards.
* Be aware of production progress against department critical path ensuring key dates are met by the team.
THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU OFFER US
* Specific Knitwear category experience is required.
* At least 5 years' experience as a Buyer or 3+ years' experience as a Junior Buyer.
* Exceptional knowledge of all fabrications, raw materials, product categories and garment construction.
* Experience working across international markets.
* Strong commercial acumen and business judgement.
* Well-developed internal and external stakeholder management skills.
* Relevant tertiary qualification in Fashion Design/Buying (or equivalent).
* Experience in team management.