Junior Fashion Buyer

Job Description

As the Junior Buyer, you will contribute to Laura's success by collaborating with the Buyer in the merchandising activities of assigned categories, managing product aligned to the brand and ensuring compliance with product standards.

The Junior Buyer will contribute to achievement of 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?

• Work under the supervision of the Buyer to achieve key financial objectives established in the annual category budget.
• Work with the Buyer to develop strategies for the brand including the general merchandising plan, assortment planning and pricing strategy for the category.
• Ensure the assortment is balanced, cohesive and markups are within company’s requirements in collaboration with the Buyer.
• Participate in fit, concept, and collection review meetings.
• Partner with Production team to ensure timely delivery of goods and targeted GM.
• Make recommendations to the Buyer on the development of brand-appropriate product.
• In collaboration with the Buyer, negotiate best cost to ensure optimal value for our customer.
• Support the Buyer by delegating required tasks to Assistant Buyers.
• Partner with Planning to ensure assortment plan and OTB are within forecast and advises any changes and discrepancies .
• Take appropriate action with regards to quality issues or inadequately performing merchandise, requests for markdown allowance, etc.
• Assist the Marketing, eCommerce and Visual Teams with the development of editorial content as requested.
• Be responsible for quarterly marketing document handoffs and product knowledge information for store use.

Qualifications

The people who thrive with us have :

• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of merchandising systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in product development.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and the ability to prioritize.
• Strong fashion flair.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Eligibility to travel.

Additional Information

Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada.

We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.

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

We believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.