Buyer - Singapore - Balenciaga

Balenciaga

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Singapore

3 weeks ago

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R10233- Summary

About us
Founded by Spanishborn Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917 and established in Paris in 1937, the original house of Balenciaga defined modern couture with its many innovations to form and technique. Since his appointment as artistic director in 2015, Demna continues to uphold the vision of Balenciaga through boundarypushing collections, which have expanded to include women's and men's readytowear, accessories, and objets d'art. The brand's unprecedented interactions with the expanding digital realm, material developments, and today's social responsibilities keep it at the forefront of modernity. In 2021, Demna designed Balenciaga's 50th couture collection the house's first since its found retired in reintroducing a standard of cuttingedge elegance.
Job Description
Your opportunity_
We are currently seeking a Buyer who will report to the Merchandising Director as part of our dynamic team in Singapore. This role will cover the Southeast Asia region not limiting to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia & New Zealand.
The Buyer will implement the merchandising strategies and ensure that product offer is available to meet customer demands whilst driving the business forward in the merchandise category. The Buyer is responsible for maximizing commercial opportunities through effective management of inventory, driving sales through improved availability and forecasting, and price management.
The Buyer is also responsible for monitoring sales performance, providing analysis and recommendations as needed.
How you will contribute_
Plan and perform full spectrum of seasonal buying, core assortment selection and driving sales performance for the assigned categories.
Perform analysis on sellthrough, categorical sales evolution vs targets. Define timely actions to improve seasonal sellthrough at country level.
Monitor inventory, delivery situation to ensure timely product launches & store openings, maximize sales opportunities during the season.
Partner with Retail Managers, Retail Excellence, Visual Merchandising, Communication teams to execute global launch plans.
Partner with Training team to provide fashion trend insights and new season product information from showrooms, in order to enhance retail teams' product knowledge
Close collaboration with the Retail Managers to drive category sales performance. Provide comprehensive analysis to identify gaps & opportunities, for Retail Managers to derive store action plans.
Support the merchandise budget planning and building bestinclass new store opening assortment.
Conduct benchmark studies for key competitors' products and regional price spreads.
Perform price adjustment exercise
Keep an acute pulse of competitive landscape via frequent visits to both Balenciaga and competitors' stores.
Assist with annual family sale organization.
Who you are_
Bachelor degree in fashion, têxtiles or other related disciplines
Minimum 5 years solid experience in fashion ready to wear merchandising/buying.
Strong fashion sense, with working knowledge of South-East Asia & Oceania markets
Able to present & articulate findings to key stakeholders in clear, structured formats
Highly organized, selfstarter, excellent analytical skills
Why work with us?
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Balenciaga philosophy and to become part of a team that offers possibilities to learn and grow.
Balenciaga is committed to thriving your professional development within the House or in the Kering group. We empower leaders to create, build and sustain high performing teams that excel in execution. We guide every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.
Diversity Commitment
Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation
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