The company seeks a Buyer for Menswear to lead pre-season planning, vendor negotiations, and category strategy at its Basel headquarters, aligning with financial goals.
This position sits within the Menswear team at the company's Basel headquarters. The role focuses on developing and refining the category strategy to support the organization's three-year financial targets.
Responsibilities
- Lead pre-season range planning and selection.
- Collaborate with the Merchandise Planner to establish category targets, margin goals, open-to-buy budgets, and assortment structure.
- Perform competitive analysis, market research, and consumer insight reviews.
- Source, select, and negotiate with brands and suppliers to secure competitive pricing, minimum order quantities, terms, and exclusive products.
- Develop strong vendor relationships through performance reviews and joint business planning.
- Ensure product data accuracy, sample management, compliance, and quality standards.
- Collaborate with vendors on marketing collaborations and new product introductions.
- Optimize SKU productivity, category segmentation, and option counts.
- Manage lifecycle planning including introductions, continuity, and end-of-life actions.
- Set retail pricing and promotional frameworks in alignment with margin targets.
- Collaborate with Planning on markdown strategies, reorders, and exit plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field.
- 3–5 years experience in Buying, preferably within a multi-brand retailer or department store.
- Strong financial understanding and vendor negotiation experience.
- Demonstrated ability to define and communicate a clear vision, inspiring teams and driving execution.
- Specific experience in the Swiss retail market.
- Language proficiency in English plus either German, French, or Italian.
About the company
Manor AG operates under the promise of 'Special Everyday', driven by values of team spirit, agility, and customer focus. The company aims to be the number 1 omnichannel department store for everyday life.
- The company's promise is 'Special Everyday'.
- The company's work is shaped by the values of team spirit, agility and customer focus.
- Manor aims to be the number 1 omnichannel department store for everyday life.
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