Buyer - Accessories

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• Junior Buyer - Handbags Category
• Creative and inspiring fashion retail environment
• Join a privately owned globally expanding retailer

Forever New is one of Australia's fastest growing fashion clothing and accessories brands, proud to be founded in Melbourne during late 2006. Now in our eleventh year, Forever New has been on a journey of global expansion and successfully operates in over 300 stores across ten countries.

About the Role:

Join the Buying team at Forever New as our newly appointed Buyer of Handbags. This role will provide great scope and responsibility across our accessories category, while offering the opportunity to manage and support our Buyers Admin and Assistant Buyer. Within this position your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and direct design to ensure fabrics, prints and style details are consistent with brand vision
• Work with Design & QA to ensure best fit, consistency of fit and best possible quality of fabric, trim, make and finish
• Make commercial decisions throughout the development process of a product with respect to delivering the most commercial style in the most profitable way, adhering to brand standards, highlighting any concerns to the buying manager
• Be aware of approval time lines on lap dips, strike offs, trim and bulk fabric confirmation, ensuring all components are within tolerance
• Ensure all lab dips are approved in line with desired look highlighting any concerns with the buying manager
• Ensure all strike off’s are approved in line with the desired look highlighting any concerns with the buying manager
• Ensure all bulk approvals of cloth and trim are approved in line with desired look highlighting any concerns with the buying manager
• Research of fabrics, trims and yarns, ensuring these are developed and sourced in a timely manner for range building
• Ensure all key deadlines are met with regards to critical path management
• Construct a balanced range which offers the right mix of print, plain, and colour and end use for the business
• Ensure all department financial parameters and targets are achieved
• Respond to sales and market data to make commercial decisions to maximise sale opportunities and minimise potential risks  
• Trade the department, in collaboration with the planner, by optimising profit, maximising department potential through repeats, and minimising slow performance through promotion or mark-downs

About You:

• Qualification in Fashion industry / exposure to accessories preferred
• Minimum 1-2 years experience in Junior Buyer position
• Experience working in a major clothing retailer or manufacturer
• Demonstrate experience managing/mentoring Buyers Assistant
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook and Word) and fashion related software
• Understanding and solid interpretation of global trends
• Strong commercial and financial acumen

About Us:

Join a privately owned globally expanding retailer who are dedicated to team collaboration and innovation whilst promoting our vision and values – ‘Inspiring Confidence and Beauty’.   Forever New is an entrepreneurial, fast-paced and dynamic environment.  Our aim is to ensure that we have and culture which is engaging, collaborative and energetic. 

Forever New benefits include:

• Generous employee discounts and benefits including the cafes in our business park
• Work for an international expanding global retailer
• Subsidised car parking
• Modern offices located in Richmond close to public transport
• Enjoy our exciting social committee events, regular sample sales and team events
• Work with industry experts to accelerate your career