Director Of Buying

-Manage and guide a 40+ staff group covering purchasing, technical, and fitting functions, with responsibility for elevating team results and operational efficiency.

- Oversee full product development cycles, integrate latest fabrics, techniques and fashion trends to strengthen market competitiveness.

- Manage supplier orders, negotiate pricing, quality and lead time to consistently meet commercial KPIs.

- Develop production and supplier development strategies to accelerate trend speed-to-market and improve repeat order efficiency.

- Partner with Product & Creative Directors to deliver commercial-driven seasonal collection plans.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute long-term brand and business strategies across cost, quality and delivery targets.

- Maintain and upgrade product fitting and quality standards to ensure premium and consistent product performance.

Requirements

- 15+ years of extensive experience in fashion buying and product development.

- Bachelor’s degree in Textile/Fashion or exceptional professional track record.

- Demonstrated strong leadership and large-team management experience.

- Solid hands-on product and technical expertise in fashion development and manufacturing.

- Strong business acumen, analytical thinking and structured prioritization skills.

- Excellent fashion sensibility with proven ability to commercialize trends.