Product Category Buyer

1 month ago


North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Country Road Group Full time

Country Road Group: A House of Brands

We are embarking on a transformation to position ourselves for growth, leveraging our scale, capabilities, and culture as a House of Brands. Our iconic brands, including Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery, and MIMCO, offer a range of lifestyle products that cater to the needs of our customers.

Job Title: Product Category Buyer - Accessorizing Opportunities

Estimated Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 per annum, depending on experience

This role is responsible for operational execution of the buying strategy for Witchery Accessories. The successful candidate will ensure that product assortments meet financial, customer, and brand objectives through close collaboration with the Head of Buying, design, planning, and production teams.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct market research to understand customer preferences and inform buying decisions
  • Develop and execute a compelling product assortment that resonates with target customers in terms of fashion, quality, style, price point, and perceived value
  • Display entrepreneurial approach to the business, proactively seeking opportunities to improve the product range and drive financial performance
  • Deliver product assortments that drive overall category/channel goals, ensuring commerciality and sales/brand metrics
  • Collaborate with production development counterparts to ensure category product assortments meet margin KPIs
  • Contribute to SWOT and post-seasonal product review meetings, making recommendations based on best and worst sellers, style, print, and colour analysis
Requirements:
  • 3+ years of experience in buying or merchandising with a proven track record of delivering successful buying strategies
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to develop and execute buying/product strategies that align with business goals and market trends
  • Strong understanding of financial metrics, including revenue, margin, and inventory management, to drive profitable buying decisions
  • Ability to leverage data-driven insights to create product assortments that resonate with target audiences
  • Demonstrate an understanding of product construction and deliver margin KPIs for profitable product assortments

We offer a range of benefits, including generous employee discounts across our House of Brands, seasonal clothing allowance, additional day of leave for your birthday, and an industry-leading parental leave program. We also provide flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance and an annual learning calendar to support ongoing development.

About Witchery

Witchery is an aspirational Australian women's fashion brand that unites a love of design with a contemporary view on sophisticated style. We empower today's women to express themselves through our collections, wherever their life or ambition may take them. Ahead of the fashion curve, we design a curated wardrobe for all occasions. We are the Style Authority. We are Witchery.



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