Lamoda is looking for a Head of menswear department (purchasing).
What you’ll be doing:
Lead, supervise, and direct menswear Buying team;
Lead seasonal forecasting and budgeting for sales and inventory;
Analyzing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends;
Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels, stock management
Brand-portfolio development;
Keeping up to date with both on-line and bricks and mortar competitor activity and constantly reviewing the strategy in light of competitor activity;
Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers, seasonal commercial terms negotiations;
Liaising with other departments within the organization to ensure projects are completed;
Participating in promotional activities for brand-portfolio, manage activations with cross-functional departments;
Integrate business objectives and overall company vision into everyday working activities;
Writing reports and preparing presentations on demand;
Organize working processes inside the team and control the quality and timing of task performance;
Training and mentoring staff.
The company expects:
Higher education;
4+ years fashion-related buying, e-commerce as plus;
Managing brand portfolio of 80+ brands;
Strong business acumen in channel distribution, net sales, margin, profit and inventory;
English (fluent — business communication);
MS Excel, MS Power Point — intermediate user
Strong analytical skills;
High level of energy, motivation, flexibility and proactiveness.
The company offers:
The inspiring and engaging atmosphere in a team of professionals;
Collaboration with industry champions, opportunities to provide solution for the company with advanced and quite often unique business processes and technologies, implementing your own ideas;
Flexible work arrangement that allow you to manage your time the best way for you;
Attractive total compensation package (fixed and variable parts), medical insurance, competitive benefits;
Official employment;
Discount on the entire range of products;
Free English courses;
Opportunity to become part of the successful fast developing business.
