Denim Buyer (m/f/d)

The future looks like you

With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. C&A offers quality and long-lasting fashion at affordable prices for
the many. We are building on more than 180 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer.

At C&A we are driven by our values and we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet, we are always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. This is your chance to join the C&A team as a Denim Buyer (m/f/d)!

As a Buyer, you will play a key role in building profitable product assortments that meet or exceed the financial goals and are aligned to the overall Brand Strategy. You will be responsible for planning & building of specific product category /gender assortments that meet or exceed the seasonal financial plan.

Your responsibilities

• Manage best sellers and Big Bet product initiatives for long-term growth
• Ensure optimal assortment width to achieve planned turnover across all sales channels
• Build the optimum range by store profile, considering location, square meter, geography, demographics, and spending power, in alignment with consumer needs and to deliver the planned turnover per square meter
• Responsible for setting prices that are market and consumer relevant, competitive, and securing the preconditions to enable profitability
• Analyze historical product performances, consumer insights and market trends to build specific product group strategies anticipating consumer product and pricing needs and plan each option to reflect its true potential sales including best seller items by store level to drive further growth
• Responsible for the assignment of the product lifecycles and contribute to securing the right forecast of each option with the right balance between NOS/SNOS and Seasonal while keeping in mind enough newness for our consumer is brought to the different channels
• Regularly track competition’s activities, fashion trends and consumer’s needs by undertaking market visits connecting with store staff and attend consumer focus groups
• Monitor and respond to plan variances, track orders for quantity, quality and timely delivery, and ensure range knowledge across functions and markets

What you bring

• 3-5+ years of merchandising experience, retail background, and project management skills
• Extensive knowledge planning, buying and product lifecycle management systems like PLM, DaWaCa (MicroStrategies) and Microsoft Office, etc.
• Strong data analysis skills to identify revenue and profit opportunities
• Good understanding of business principles, detail-orientation, and ability to interpret data to verify the accuracy of their finding and apply this knowledge to make informed recommendations
• Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication with key stakeholders
• Solution-oriented mindset with adaptability to market changes and consumer focus
• Good understanding on the E2E calendar, including milestones and development process; passionate about the product by optimising quality processes
• Expertise in garment construction, costing, fabrics, and local sourcing markets
• Fluent in English

What we offer

This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you’ll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe’s most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:

• Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
• Access to a Partner Discount Scheme
• An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
• 30 days' vacation
• Corporate pension scheme
• Mental health and wellness program
• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
• A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture