Role Purpose
This role is responsible for overall department performance, sales forecasting, fulfilling buying receipts, inventory maintenance, vendor communication, shipment tracking, managing assortment and product life cycle.
Organizational Contribution & Influence
This role serves as a merchant contact in coordination with Planning, Sourcing and Marketing teams. They collaborate with Production and DC teams to ensure shipment delivery and maintain product quality.
Key Responsibilities
-Achieve global and regional category sales targets
-Achieve or exceed target gross margin for your categories
-Manage OTB and stock cover
-Manage markdowns for you category/department
-Protect inventory on Top Sellers at all times by working top down when selecting styles to forecast, taking into account seasonal builds and debuilds
-Negotiate discounts and best deliveries on reorders
-Enter purchase orders
-Review and report on selling
Skills & Experience
-3-4 years of experience as Associate Buyer level or above
-Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Shopify experience is a plus
-Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
-Team player and ability to work collaboratively
-Proactive - We want to hear your big ideas
Salary range: 85-90k
Re-established as an online force in the Australian retail scene in 2010, Princess Polly has been delivering fashion-forward, trend-driven apparel and accessories for over 15 years. We are obsessed with creating the best customer experience available online and are committed to ensuring a speedy delivery so our customers can wear-it-this-weekend!
