Saint Laurent Senior Buyer - Singapore - Groupe Kering

Groupe Kering

Verified Company

Singapore

1 week ago

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Summary

ABOUT SAINT LAURENT

Founded in 1961, Yves Saint Laurent was the first couture house to introduce the concept of luxury prêt-à-porter in a 1966 collection called 'Rive Gauche', synonymous with youth and freedom.

This shift represented a first critical step in the modernization of fashion and revolutionized the socio-cultural landscape.

In 1999, the luxury goods division of the Kering Group acquired Yves Saint Laurent and, under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello since April 2016, continues to position the house at the summit of the luxury universe.

Today, Saint Laurent collections include women's and men's ready-to-wear, shoes, handbags, small leather goods, jewelry, scarves, ties and eyewear.

Job Description:

ROLE

This position is key in ensuring that all retail stores within the SEAO region have the appropriate product assortment, at the right time, to optimize sales and project the brand image and strategy, from the allocations, replenishments, and all stock operations.

The Senior Buyer will also assist the General Merchandising Manager in the buying and planning of the collections and delivering the relevant product training within the region.

MISSION

Stock Management:

Biweekly replenishment/allocation of stocks
Monthly interstore transfers for size and stocks consolidation
Weekly intercountry transfers within APAC for consolidation and VIC requests
Monthly interregion transfers to optimize sell thru within the region
Seasonal transfer of markdown stocks from stores to WH/Outlet
Biweekly communication with supply chain in HQ about stock availabilities
Communication with supply chain to request specific product needs for customer requests or request additional stocks when change in trend

Reports & Analysis:

Weekly sales reports including week's sales by category versus last year, seasonal sell thru report and best/poor sellers report
Weekly comments about business regarding category in charge in order to generate an action plan to support the business
Weekly communication to sales team on latest new arrivals shipment visibility, best sellers replenishment shipment visibility and suggest alternative stocks when best sellers are sold out
Sending markdown lists to stores in timely manner with the markdown versus full price sales report during the sales period
Seasonal product map to inform stores about newness to be received
Seasonal prices adjustments to prepare with Inventory Control
Prepare business and trend analysis reports
Assist General Merchandising Manager in selection of selected categories (when applicable)
Understanding of the performance of seasonal products
Ability to understand difference in trends and customers preferences within the various markets in the region
Competitors analysis and markets needs to share with APAC and HQ

Brand Positioning and Product Training:

Works closely with the Communications department to propose items to push that will help elevate Brand's image and to be commercial, driving sales to stores
Works closely with the Visual Merchandising department to ensure image portrayed in store is aligned with the commercial strategy
Assist in preparation of training materials and delivering seasonal product training to all store teams within the region

PROFILE

Passionate and driven nature with a good energy level
Strong communication (written and spoken English) and excel skills
Resourceful, selfmotivated and resultoriented
Creative and proactive in style
Handson approach with the ability to build rapport with all stakeholders, in particular the store teams
Excellent organizational skills, structured and detailoriented
Multitasking and able to deliver results in a fastpaced environment
Good understanding of the markets in the region with strong analytical skills
Previous experience within the luxury retail industry would be an advantage