Senior Buyer - Home
Apparel Group
United Arab Emirates
3rd July 2025
2507-1835-166
Job Description
Objective:
This position is responsible for ensuring optimal brand positioning through strategic product assortment aligned with the target customer profile, and to achieve gross margin objectives while maintaining a healthy sell-through rate of 60%.
Key Responsibility:
Product Range:
- Develop and execute brand strategies aligned with target customer profiles and market positioning
- Plan category-wise assortment based on performance analysis, market trends, and future potential
- Define seasonal buying strategies using historical data and merchandising insights
- Conduct store grading based on geographic, economic, and brand alignment factors (e.g., elite vs. value-focused stores)
- Formulate seasonal procurement strategies considering previous product performance
- Develop pricing strategies based on perceptual value, competitive intelligence, and margin goals
- Coordinate directly with brand principals to procure merchandise
- Place procurement orders in line with the purchase plan to ensure timely deliveries as per service level agreements
- Monitor in-transit stock from suppliers to warehouse to ensure uninterrupted product flow
- Establish and sustain long-term relationships with suppliers to ensure fair deals
- Ensure on-time delivery of products and adhere to compliance with the contracts of purchase
- Conduct regular store visits to monitor product presentation and assess category performance
- Visit competitor outlets to gather market intelligence and trend inspirations
- Monitor stock cover levels and ensure purchases are planned within allocated budgets
- Train and support store teams to gather customer feedback and enhance product sell-through
- Stay informed about regional and global retail and fashion trends
- Track competitor activities, pricing strategies, and product positioning
Quantitative KPI
- Gross margin target
- Sell through target
- Exclusive and NOS Business
- Week of cover for particular category
- Stock Ageing and Stock Turn
- Trend/Buy presentation
- Product training
- Understand market trend
- Able to grasp business requirement
- Influence brand to customize requirement
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion, Retail, or Business Management from a recognized institution, preferably from a reputed fashion institute
- 2-5 years of relevant experience in retail buying, with proven exposure to fashion or lifestyle categories
- Strong command of MS Excel and PowerPoint, with hands-on experience in data analysis, forecasting, and trend evaluation
- In-depth knowledge of product strategy, vendor management, range planning, pricing, and consumer behavior within retail markets.
Job Details
| Role Level: | Mid-Level | Work Type: | Full-Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country: | United Arab Emirates | City: | Dubai |
| Company Website: | https://www.apparelgroup.com | Job Function: | Procurement & Vendor Management |
| Company Industry/ Sector: |
Retail | ||
What We Offer
About the Company
Apparel Group is a multi-award-winning global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate based in Dubai, UAE, with operations across the GCC. Today, Apparel Group caters to millions of eager shoppers through its 2,300+ retail stores and 85+ brands on all platforms while employing over 27,000 multicultural staff.Apparel Group is set to cross new barriers and create fresh benchmarks in the retail industry to become the topmost global retailer. The company has achieved mercurial growth in the last 26 years by introducing world-class labels from around the globe, including Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, ALDO, Charles & Keith, Jamie’s Italian and Tim Hortons, to name a few.
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