Manager – Marketplace Full Time

Business Development  

– Leading buying for Mens Fast Fashion team, you will be responsible for:

– Onboarding & managing the Suppliers for the category

– Develop, maintain and communicate to team members as well as Category Manager a clear and well-articulated buying plan supported by sales, promotion and branding/supplier strategy.

– Drive and manage the assortment development and review, providing analysis to support decision-making whilst owning product selection oversight.

– Reconcile top-down budgets with bottom-up department plans and forecasts alongside the Merchandise Planner and present these to the Category Manager.

– Maintain awareness of yearly & seasonal business revenue shapes and manage inventory planning for uptake in sales keeping in mind and potential loss in margin due to promotional activity.

Commercials & Assortment Availability 

– Ensure that purchased products are competitively priced while margins are kept in line with budgets and business requirements.

-Understand product and price positioning of products and gather knowledge of how the design and specifications impacts on target cost price.

-Negotiate contracts, discounts and payment terms with suppliers to improve margins and cash flow across the department in line with buying strategy and KPIs.

– Plan deliveries in line with sales targets & % mix by category, price level and stock levels to achieve sales, profitability and turnover.

– Ensure planned Availability & Freshness of Assortment

-Make regular business trips to preview new season collections and present the brand with a business review to aid in commercial terms development

Marketing          

-Plan launch of key brands together with the Category Manager.

-Work closely together with the Category Manager on Marketing and Content trends and planned brand shoots for various marketing channels.

-Determine which samples will be used in monthly edits, social pushes or special events in a timely manner.

-Ensure sample handover to visual merch kept within deadline

Competency

– Have strong product knowledge across different apparel categories

– Be passionate about fashion as a subject

-Strong negotiating skills

Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders and drive insights and actions