Buyer - BeautyJob no: 515147 Work type: Full time Location: Melbourne - CBD & Inner Suburbs Categories: Buying The Sportsgirl brand and our iconic bold stripes are a part of contemporary Australian culture. More than that, we're a community of creative, passionate, dynamic, and innovative team members dedicated to translating the latest trends into must-have collections for our colourful, fun and fashion forward customers. We celebrate diversity and advocate inclusion, we're committed to continuous learning and developing you in your career, team wellbeing and community engagement are genuinely and actively supported. As part of The Sussan Group – including Sussan and Suzanne Grae - we aim to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers, our people, and the planet. Our Opportunity: As our Buyer - Beauty, you will select and develop innovative and relevant products aligned to the Sportsgirl customer while enabling the department to achieve set sales plans, intake margins, planned markdowns and overall gross profit. Your experience in a high SKU count category will support your success in this very fast paced role. You will be working across both the buying and product development, communicating your creativity and innovation for our much-loved Sportsgirl beauty products to ensure they are first and right on trend. Your passion, agility and strong organisational skills will be on show as will your strong relationship building and influencing abilities. Leading the Buying Assistant in this category, you will work closely in partnership with them and have the opportunity to develop and mentor your BA to inspire high performance and business outcomes. Your day-to-day will include: Buy merchandise ensuring you achieve budgeted sales results, meet gross profit targets and identify growth opportunitiesEnsure OTB, margins and pricing strategy for department is being achievedDemonstrate an understanding of beauty trends as they relate to the Sportsgirl customerReview and sign off all development and PP samples to ensure they meet Sportsgirl's quality fit and standardsRedesign and interpret overseas products and trends inline with Sportsgirl brand visionCoach and mentor your Buying AssistantBuild strong internal and external stakeholder relationshipsBrief supplier base clearly when requesting samples, and negotiate costs to ensure best priceAlways be an ambassador for the Sportsgirl brand and maintaining effective relationships internally and externally To be successful in this role, you must have: Fashion/Design/Merchandising diploma or Business/Commerce degreePrevious experience as designer, fashion buyer or product developer across beauty category idealUnderstanding of buying and planning principalsStrong communication, leadership and mentoring skillsStrong organisational skills to manage critical paths, deadlines and lead timesProven direct sourcing experienceStrong negotiation skills and commercial awarenessDemonstrated understanding of financial management including assortment planning and OTB managementSolid understanding of the local and international market place Why work for Sportsgirl? We are committed to rewarding our team for the great work they do every day and we always look to team members within the business first when new career opportunities arise. We are able to offer some amazing benefits including: Free Onsite parkingTeam Member product discount of 50%Discounted private health insuranceCareer Development opportunitiesGreat team referral bonusFlexible Working Want to learn a bit more about working with us? Further information can be obtained by contacting our Group Talent Acquisition Manager on or Apply Now! Whatever your goal – Sportsgirl is more than a job, it's your dream career. The Sussan Group is committed to supporting an inclusive recruitment process ensuring a fair recruitment experience. We celebrate diversity and advocate inclusion and are committed to building and fostering a diverse and accessible workplace and culture. Please advise us if you need any necessary access requirements or adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Advertised: 14 Aug 2024 AUS Eastern Standard TimeApplications close: Back Apply now Refer a friend#J-18808-Ljbffr
