- Build and curate footwear ranges across seasons.
- Lead seasonal buying strategy with a focus on back to school.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and analyse sales performance.
About the Business
The business runs 60 to 80 stores across Australia and New Zealand, alongside a growing e-commerce presence, with a mix of owned brands and well-known third-party partners.
About the Role
This is a product selection buying role, not a product development role. You will focus on building ranges and leading seasonal buying strategy, with back to school recognised as a key revenue driver for the business.
You will report into the Buying Manager, within a lean team of four (including the Manager), who in turn reports to the General Manager. It is a flat structure, and one with real scope to grow for a buyer who makes an impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and curate footwear ranges across seasons, selecting from existing supplier and brand partners rather than developing product from scratch
- Lead seasonal buying strategy, with particular focus on the back to school period as a key driver of revenue
- Manage relationships with a mix of owned brand and third-party suppliers, including well-known international and local brand partners
- Analyse sales and range performance to inform ongoing buying decisions
- Collaborate closely within a small, hands-on buying team and with planning, allocation and retail stakeholders
- Support ranges across a national footprint of stores in Australia and New Zealand, plus e-commerce
About You
- An established buyer who can hit the ground running, with minimal ramp-up time required
- Bricks-and-mortar retail buying experience is essential. Candidates with a purely e-commerce background have not been successful in this style of role previously
- Footwear buying experience is highly preferred, though we recognise strong footwear buyers are hard to find in the Sydney market. We will also consider buyers from:
- Intimates or bras (size curve experience is directly relevant)
- Apparel
- Accessories
- Genuinely curious about product, trend and customer, bringing initiative and a can-do approach to range building
- Comfortable working in a close-knit, flat team, and adaptable to a business culture that blends larger-group structure with family-business heart
What's on Offer
- A flat team structure with genuine scope to grow for the right buyer
- Real work-life balance, in a business that is not corporate by any means
- The chance to work closely with a General Manager who has deep, personal roots in the business
- The opportunity to shape ranges for an established Sydney business with a strong national footprint
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