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- Analyzing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends;
- Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels;
- Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract;
- Participating in promotional activities;
- Liaising with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand;
- Getting feedback from customers;
- Training and mentoring junior staff.
- Planning product ranges and preparing sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers;
- Liaising with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors;
- Maintaining a comprehensive library of appropriate data;
- Working closely with visual-display staff and department heads to decide how goods should be displayed to maximize sales;
- Producing layout plans for stores, sometimes called 'statements';
- forecasting profits and sales, and optimizing the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas;
- Planning budgets and presenting sales forecasts and figures for new ranges;
- Planning & controlling stock levels based on forecasts for the season;
- Using specialist computer software, for example to handle sales statistics, produce sales projections and present spreadsheets and graphs;
- Analyzing every aspect of bestsellers (for example, the bestselling price points, colors or styles) and ensuring that they reach their full potential;
- Maintaining awareness of competitors' performance;
- monitoring slow sellers and taking action to reduce prices or set promotions as necessary;
- Analyzing the previous season's sales and reporting on the current season's lines;
- Making financial presentations to senior managers;
- accompanying buyers on visits to manufacturers to appreciate production processes;
- Meeting with suppliers and managing the distribution of stock, by negotiating cost prices, ordering stock, agreeing timescales and delivery dates and completing the necessary paperwork;
- Identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with any problems or delays as they arise;
- Managing, training and supervising junior staff.
Job Requirements
- Experience from 10 years in Fashion Retail Industry
- Arabic and English Fluency (Written & Spoken)
- Bachelor's degree
