Job Description

Job title : Junior Buyer Womenswear Categories : Tops, Bottomwear, Coords, T-shirts Reports to: Lead - Buying Location: Gurgaon, India Preferred Candidates: E-commerce only About STYLI STYLI is an e-commerce brand founded in 2019 by Landmark Group, emerging as one of the largest fashion and beauty platforms in the GCC and India. With a strong focus on trendy, affordable fashion and beauty products, STYLI brings over 40,000 styles to men, women, kids, and beauty enthusiasts, offering them the latest global trends delivered directly to their doorsteps. Our vision is to be the most aspirational value fast fashion and lifestyle destination, delivering seamless service excellence. We aim to create personalized experiences, engaging customers across all touchpoints, and continually expanding our curated selection to meet their evolving need states. STYLI has quickly become a dominant force in the e-commerce fashion space across the GCC - Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait and in India. What youll do: We are looking for someone who has a flair for fashion and possesses a strong sense of creativity and does not hesitate to take risks when interpreting and predicting fashion trends. Understand the target fashion market to source, develop and select products which will appeal to the customer. Execute a merchandise assortment plan that supports the financial, merchandising and marketing objectives set by senior management. Constantly achieve target hit rates for new launches and drive share of rebuy portfolio. Drive sales, conversion, margin, inventory turn and other web KPIs including sell through. Participate in open-to-buy meetings with planning and provide feedback. Work with planner to arrive on seasonal spend by product category. Has good knowledge of global fashion and trends and maintains this by constantly researching this as part of everyday life. Takes accountability for delivering a customer focused and design-led product range, achieved through effective market research, comp shops and inspirational trips. Correctly identifies new trends and new products relevant to the customer base. Works to continuously better the fashion product offering and ensure newness. Suggests timings for product launches and work on ideas for product promotion. Feeds information into marketing teams of channel partners. Work with channels to customize India buying plan as per channel requirements. Works with the in-house sourcing teams, using vendors design resources where possible, to create fashion credible clothing ranges. Comfort working with fast-fashion model with low order quantities and fast replenishments. Works with garment tech to ensure fit and quality adheres to international standards. Negotiates costings with suppliers while working together with the in-house sourcing teams. Manages product lead times and monitor the critical path to ensures products are delivered on time Ensures the final range delivered is both balanced and appropriate for the time of year. Helps to interpret reports and to predict future sales. Trades product together with the Planner. Manages repeat buys and cancellations with in-house sourcing teams Interprets feedback from customers and reacts to any changes in customer demand Regularly audits the available product catalogue across channels, to ensure it is both well-represented and accurately described. Review product customer ratings across channels and take corrective action. Manages the order raising process and ensures all buying documents are maintained. Train, develop, and mentor the Assistant Buyer What youll need? Background within a WW private label buying role. 3-6 years of work experience in retail e-commerce strongly preferred. Excellent Product Knowledge. Brand building experience Must have strong negotiation skills, good commercial awareness and the ability to make quick decisions. Adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, start-up experience preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to adapt them for different audiences. vendors, internal partners, stakeholders and leadership. Comfort and ability to work with cross-cultural teams across time-zones.