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Associate Buyer
Компания: Abercrombie & Fitch
Город: Shanghai
**Job Description:**
**What Will You Be Doing?**
* Within a single gender, act as owner for a full merchandise brand/gender/key focus departments within brand/gender for Abercrombie & Fitch or Hollister Co.
* Lead merchandise buys and distortions for relevant department, leveraging APAC customer preferences and advancing regional business strategy while preserving brand identity and priorities
* Create the high-level architecture for a APAC-exclusive product assortment (expected to be 10-20% of total APAC assortment by SKUs) while ensuring items are consistent with overall brand strategy and identity, and also will be top volume drivers in the APAC assortment.
* Be the expert in current selling analysis and historical selling knowledge for the region
* Leverage financial and strategic capabilities to influence promotions, pricing, product placement, etc. as well as product development and assortments
* Intimately understand APAC customers’ preferences and interests by observing shopping patterns, regularly shopping competitors, and monitoring media platforms
* Execute against key milestones / seasonal processes:
* Following each season, execute a detailed hindsight / strategic line review process at the department level to inform future strategy and identify line list needs for design
* Present weekly selling / business updates as part of a regular Monday review process, evaluating performance, proposing tactical improvements, and consolidating results into a summary to be shared with the Home Office
* Participate in central assortment reviews on a seasonal basis, contributing ideas, identifying top items, and preparing for seasonal buys
* Participate in monthly Chase / Buy / Cut reviews to provide a regional perspective on key products and fine-tune assortments
* Participate in monthly MPC meetings, working with team to identify upsides and risks to the plan
* Connect remotely and in-person with Home Office Visual Merchandising teams to coordinate floorsets
* Partner with Home Office teams to ensure APAC-exclusive assortment is on track throughout the product development process, carrying out consistent updates and communicating effectively both remotely and in-person
**What Do You Need To Bring?**
* Bachelor’s or undergraduate University degree equivalent
* 3-5 years of Merchandising or Buying experience, preferably in apparel
* Proven leadership experience and ability to thrive in team-based settings
* Passion for the merchant role, fashion retail, customer research, and the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. brands
* Desire to take ownership for a portion of a global multi-billion-dollar business
* An acute eye for product and trend
* A deep understanding of sales analysis and financial metrics that relate to your business
* Strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently to leadership
* Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed by the department
* A high comfort-level with analytical sales tools and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
* A collaborative approach to working with cross-functional partners to achieve the vision of the brand
**Company Description**
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website [here.](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/)
**ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.**