Parfois

Junior Buying Controller

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Job Description

(M/F)

Location: Porto, Portugal

ABOUT US

PARFOIS is a fast-growing women’s accessories brand, based in Portugal, designed for fashion-forward individuals who seek style in every detail.

We are looking for talented, analytical, and driven professionals to join our team and help shape the future of our brand. If you are pragmatic, passionate, and ready to take the next step in your fashion career, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

THE CHALLENGE

As Buying Controller within the Buying & Design department, you will hold a pivotal role in supporting strategic decision-making, grounded in a solid foundation of numerical analysis. You will be responsible for managing and interpreting buying control data, monitoring each stage of the product lifecycle, and providing key insights to ensure the achievement of the company’s profitability and growth objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Prepare and oversee budget proposals, ensuring a balanced product mix in terms of price, development calendar, and store capacity.
  • Support the definition of the collection structure from a numerical and strategic perspective, ensuring full alignment with the company’s objectives
  • Plan purchasing timelines, taking into account production, development, and transportation schedules to prevent delays.
  • Defining quantities per reference and supervise the execution to ensure strategic compliance, maximizing sales and minimizing excess stock.
  • Plan and carry out the product purchase in compliance with the assigned budget as well as with the sale goals
  • Negotiation with suppliers to get the best conditions in cost, time and quality
  • Follow-up the orders to guarantee the lead time

PROFILE

  • Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Management, Industrial Management, or related fields.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in similar roles within the fashion retail industry.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel (mandatory).
  • Fluent in Portuguese and English (Spanish is a plus).
  • Excellent presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills.
  • A strong interest in the fashion and retail industries.
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About Parfois

PARFOIS is a fast growing women's accessories brand, targeting early adopters and followers of fashion trends in accessories such as jewelry, handbags, wallets, watches, sunglasses, belts ans scarves. More recently PARFOIS has also been expanding on its offer of women’s clothing.

With dedicated design teams in Porto and Barcelona, PARFOIS presents new styles in its stores every week! PARFOIS combines a modern fashion look with good value for money and is unique in its clear and dynamic visual merchandising, creating a pleasant atmosphere in every store.

PARFOIS started as a fashion accessory brand in 1994 with the first store in Porto, Portugal’s 2nd largest city. Today PARFOIS has over 900 stores in over 80 countries, including: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Austria, Ireland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Georgia, Cyprus, Malta, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Angola, Mozambique, Philippines, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Panama, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, China, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Greece, Guadalupe, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iran, Kazakhstan, Martinique, Mauritanie, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Palestine, Paraguay, Lithuania, Congo, Réunion, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Porto, PT
Year Founded
Unknown
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