Junior Buyer

About Us

As a leader in luxury retail in the Middle East, Al Tayer Group's retail division, Al Tayer Insignia, hosts a portfolio of some of the world’s best luxury brands in the fashion, jewellery, home and department store categories. Complementing its position in luxury retail, Al Tayer Insignia has also built new frontiers in lifestyle retail, representing leading brands in the Beauty, Home, Fashion and Hospitality sectors. Our brands include Bloomingdales, Harvey Nichols and Armani to name just a few!

About The Role

To plan, direct and control bricks and mortar sales pertaining to your portfolio, through supporting buyer to purchases high quality merchandise, and correct quantities, at the most advantageous price, to meet and maintain merchandising standards and achieve sales and profit objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing                                    

• Support the formulation and execution of the buying department’s strategy to ensure best in market results achieved.
• Build strong, brand relationships, and ensure ATI is first priority for brands when fulfilling orders.
• Analyze market trends, consumer preferences, sell through, seasonal demands to formulate buying practice in line with consumer/online demands.
• Support buyer in analyzing the performance of the buy, recommending placing re-orders as applicable in consultation with buyers and communicate relevant information to all relevant parties in planning and supply chain.
• Review New launch templates which are sent from brands/suppliers and ensure all information share is correct before orders are raised.
• Maintain the return all faulty merchandise to the supplier with the accompanying red debit correctly made out to ensure the department receives a credit. Ensure that that all samples are returned to the supplier when no longer required as applicable.
• Pay regular visits to warehouse to resolve any shipment discrepancies and delay and liaise with the suppliers in case of any variance/damage to prompt immediate corrective action.
• Maintain regular communication with suppliers as applicable. Assist with the efficient ordering delivery and payment of merchandise to reduce the likelihood of queries and problems.
• Liaise with brands on opportunities to participate in key events or brand moments, coordinating and updating trackers accordingly/chasing for line lists for SKUs to include.
• To assist the Buyer to research and select from home and abroad, the best quality merchandise suppliers have to offer at the best price to maximize sales and profit margins. In conjunction with the Buyer to control the selection of merchandise for the Sales within the agreed markdown and to reach the agreed stock level.
• Maintain accurate database of vendor agreements and forward completed vendor agreements to Merchandise Planning.
• Assist sales staff and management with customer service by placing special orders and providing information on stock availability and product knowledge.
• Consolidate buying feedback reports and provide buyers with reports and recommendations per brand portfolio
• Enter the orders onto the system once the buyers returned from buying trip and ensure minimum discrepancies.