Assistant Buyer at Lululemon Athletica
London, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Oct, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Jul, 25

Experience

1 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Management Skills, Excel, Analytical Skills, Outlook, Retail, Mastery, Entrepreneurship

Industry

Retail Industry

Description

Emplacement: United Kingdom
État/Province/Ville: London
Ville: London
Unité commerciale: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Type d’heure: Full-time

WHO WE ARE

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company foryoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar intechnical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational productsand experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and beingwell. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores,commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in everycommunity we’re in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to builda healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating anequitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Min. 1-2 years’ experience in retail in an assistant buyer,merchant or buying role
  • Bachelor’s degree qualified (Business, commerce preferred)
  • Vertical retail and omni-channel experience highly desirable
  • Mastery of retail mathematics and Open to Buy
  • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpretmultiple data points across numerous channels and market segments
  • Proven ability to work with a cross functional team
  • Excellent sense of style and color trends; athleticallyminded
  • Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written andverbal
  • Entrepreneurship – an ability to make decisions and takecalculated risks
  • Focus on creating an extraordinary guest experience,organizational and time management skills
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
  • Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement(goal-oriented)
  • Willingness to travel and work on the retail floor
Responsibilities
  • Working with the Buyer - you lead the in-season managementof your product category, through sales analysis, flow management, producteducation, chase, cancellations, markdowns and exit
  • You work with the Buyer to formulate and define localpricing strategies
  • You act as the primary point of contact for product feedbackfrom your region’s product category
  • You support the quarterly product reviews (“meltdown”) foryour product category, delivering on timely, measurable, and actionablefeedback
  • You proactively gather, analyse and drive insight from localmarket knowledge and competitive landscape across all channels
  • Using the preliminary Global Assortment to support buyer,create a compelling, locally relevant product assortment for the region’s storeclusters
  • You are a “market expert” in your product category andregion for all channels and can effectively communicate key data points withbuyer, including merchandising strategies, athletic and fashion trends, pricingand competition that inform the global product strategy
  • You contribute to the financial success of the region bymeeting and exceeding sales, gross margin and inventory productivity goalsthrough all channels (stores, ecommerce) through the effective partnership withPlanning team.
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