Luxury Buyer

at  ZALORA SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE LTD

We are looking for a Luxury Buyer based in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to develop ZALORA’s Luxury outright portfolio.
The Luxury Buyer will executive the merchandising strategies and ensure that product offer is in line with the customer demands whilst driving the business forward by managing the relationships with new and existing suppliers. The Luxury Buyer is responsible for maximizing commercial opportunities through effective management of inventory, driving sales through improved availability and forecasting, and price management.
This is a unique, exciting opportunity to influence minds and make an impact at ZALORA in order to deliver our growth ambition in this exciting category.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 2/3 years of work experience in fashion merchandising/buying with international luxury retail companies preferred
• Excellent English skills required
• Bachelor in Business, Fashion, Finance or related field
• Strong fashion sense, with working knowledge of South-East Asia markets
• Exposure in e-commerce industry is preferred
• Great negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to forge effective cross-functional team relationships
• Willingness to work in a multicultural environment
• Robust commercial understanding, P&L literacy with innate numerical and analytical skills and ability to derive insights from data.
• Proactivity and entrepreneurial mindset to flex the needs of the role as the category develops
• Advance working knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint; Tableau is preferred

• Build strong relationships with new and existing luxury suppliers by negotiating the best offers, margin structures and cofund investments
• Formulate buying strategies and product mix allocation to optimize sales plan and gross margin
• Monitor and drive the growth of the outright segment: execute a strategic plan that delivers business opportunities for Zalora Luxury with an accurate forecasting, future trends prediction and internal performance management/analysis
• Monitor inventory, delivery situation to ensure timely product availability and maximize sales opportunities during the season and mega campaigns.
• Handle various sets of daily, weekly and monthly business reports to improve visibility of category performance to senior management
• Liaise with internal departments and work with Marketing and Onsite Teams to incorporate luxury promotions into ZALORA’s marketing calendar and campaigns
• Work with the suppliers/internal teams to continuously improve operational aspects of the business which directly impact the customer experience: reduce the defective rate, improve the packaging, handle customer service inquiries, etc.