Fashion Buyer.

Company Description

Join our team to achieve your full career potential! We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine! Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.

Job Description

As the Buyer you will contribute to Laura’s success by managing product aligned to the brand and ensuring compliance with product standards.

The Buyer achieves all key financial objectives for the categories, by partnering with the Design, Fit, Production and Planning Teams, in line with the overall brand vision in both private label programs and line-vendor product selection.

How will you support the team?

• Achieve all key financial objectives established in the annual category budget such for the Sales Plan, Gross Margin %, Dollar Plan, Stock Turns and End of season Inventory Plan.
• Work with the Directors of Merchandising and Directors of Design on the short and long-term strategies for the brand including the general merchandising plan, assortments planning and the pricing strategy for the category.
• Make relevant recommendations to partnering departments for future product development and selection, including recommendations as to fabrics, styling, pricing, quantification, flow of goods, promotional and markdown strategy, and overall brand vision.
• Collaborate with the Design Team to establish brand trends, ensure wardrobability of the global product assortment and the development of best product (quality, fit and style).
• Partner with Production team to ensure timely delivery of goods and targeted GM by providing seasonal architecture, identifying target retail prices at the beginning of the seasonal development process.
• Participate in fit sessions to ensure product vision is executed.
• Build partnerships with line-vendors to promote their development of brand-appropriate product within the vendors’ expertise.
• Demonstrate strong merchant sense through product assortment, pricing, quantification, problem solving and all other business management decisions.
• Take appropriate action with regards to quality issues or inadequately performing merchandise, including the return of goods to vendors, request for markdown allowance, etc.
• Make recommendations to the Director of Merchandising to ensure the appropriate items are photographed and featured and ensure the timely delivery of samples of those items for photography purposes.
• Assist the Marketing, E-commerce and Visual teams with the development of editorial content as requested by those teams.

Qualifications

The people who thrive with us have :

• 5-10 years experience in a similar position
• Good knowledge of merchandising systems and Microsoft Excel
• Experience in product development and line-buying
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong fashion flair
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills

Don't miss this opportunity to join an exceptional team!

Additional Information

Laura Canada is an iconic and innovative family-owned retailer housing two leading women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne.

Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and distribute quality apparel across Canada. We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 locations and two online stores.

We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our team to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion.

At Laura Canada, we believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.

Benefits

We are committed to helping you reach your full potential., Room to GrowAt Laura Canada, training & professional development are a top priority.

We invest in our employees by offering a wide range of training programs from IT to language training. We prioritize helping you achieve your professional goals by helping you build your strengths & develop your talents through coaching.

We are dedicated to keeping our employees engaged by offering internal advancement opportunities., An Inspiring WorkplaceIt’s no secret that a friendly & positive work environment is crucial for well-being and a happy sense of belonging.

Regular team building activities & lunches, a Halloween celebration, and an annual summer picnic are some of the many events organized to promote a passionate, creative & diverse company culture.

Work-Life BalanceWe believe that a healthy work-life balance is the key to success, which is why your quality of life is our first priority.

Recharge your batteries with paid vacation time & floater days. Enjoy our summer hours (half-day Fridays), and get to leave an hour early on Fridays the rest of the year.

You even have the option of taking a leave of absence if you ever need to. We make your life simpler by offering free parking, discounted dry cleaning pick-up and seasonal tire change services at our head office.

RecognitionHard work & dedication never goes unnoticed. Every employee enjoys a 50% off discount card valid on all Laura & Melanie Lyne styles.

Benefit from our employee referral program, offering a significant monetary reward for the right candidate. Every month, a sizable gift card is awarded to an employee nominated by their peers a person who has shown an admirable display of teamwork.

We also offer a gift to celebrate employees who reach an important career milestone., Health & Well-BeingWe encourage you to take care of yourself both mentally & physically because when you feel well, you do well.

We offer group insurance for your medical & dental needs; RRSP contributions so you can plan for the future; paid sick days for when you’re feeling under the weather;

and a discounted gym membership at Goodlife Fitness (Énergie Cardio) to maintain a healthy body & mind.,