Buyer (Womens' Athleisure Footwear)
Lane Crawford is an internationally renowned luxury department store with over 170 years of success, delivering an exceptional and eclectic product curation with dynamic Asian spirit and values. As our Buyer for the total Womens’ Athleisure Footwear category, you will be our expert in developing and managing seasonal merchandise mixes and edits that are unparalleled. You will work collaboratively with our team of seasoned fashion buyers to make sure that Lane Crawford will always be the top-of-mind destination for the best fashion, shoes and accessories.
The Role
- Manage and represent the Womens’ Athleisure Footwear portfolio to achieve sales and profit targets
- Lead the Open-to-Buy process and in conjunction with Merchandise Planning team
- Foster strong partnerships with vendors to secure Lane Crawford exclusive offerings, brand collaborations and optimal gross profit margin (GP%)
- Monitor product sell-through performance and make in-season and post-buy adjustments accordingly
- Source Global Exclusive newness, innovation and upcoming brands to maintain our leading position as a premier luxury fashion retailer
- Work closely with vendors on competitive pricing strategies and cost structure to maximise gross profit dollar (GP$) potential
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders on Marketing and PR campaign pushes or any store events to drive promotional initiatives
- Deliver the storytelling of the Althleisure Footwear category to ensure store staff are onboard with pushing the products
The Ideal Candidate
- Maintain an “Explorer” mindset to actively discover and introduce niche, trendsetting, fashion-forward, up-and-coming and commercially viable brands
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Fashion-related discipline
- Prior experience as a retail buyer in the luxury fashion or accessories categories is a must
- Relevant working experience in liaising with multiple vendors, data analysis and / or contract negotiation
- Numbers driven with excellent Excel skills including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables. Candidate with power BI experience and knowledge will be an advantage
- Strong analytical skills and willingness to learn
- Good command of written and spoken English & Cantonese
Benefits
At Lane Crawford you work hard and play hard while we take care of your wellbeing. Your annual holiday leave is supplemented by special leave for birthday and work anniversaries, time off to celebrate key holidays and Summer Fridays. Our enhanced medical, dental, pension benefits and life insurance give you peace of mind. And it’s true, that all our permanent staff can enjoy staff discount and visit our legendary staff sales! You can develop your skills and knowledge on the job supported by curated learning experiences at The Academy, and have the opportunity to work with, and be exposed to, a team of internationally minded professionals who will support and stretch your career development. We offer staff wellness programmes to nurture mind, body and spirit in our head office and stores. We treasure opportunities to come together, whether it’s at an office Happy Hour, networking in the "Gin Den" or our Talk of The Town Staff Parties.
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