Junior Buyer **360 Mall - Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait** **New** Merchandising Beauty Requisition # 25000153 **Al Tayer Insignia | Junior Beauty Buyer I Kuwait** **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, Armani and newly added Gym Shark and The White Company, to name just a few! **About The Role** Plan, direct and control online and offline sales pertaining to your portfolio, through supporting buyer to purchases high quality merchandise, and correct quantities, at the most advantageous price, in order to meet and maintain merchandising standards and achieve sales and profit objectives. **What You’ll Be Doing** **Strategic Roles and Responsibilities** · 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 the local team in brand execution and planning on key marketing initiatives **Functional Roles and Responsibilities** · Support buyer in analyzing the performance of the buy, recommending to place 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. · Ensure the full animations calendar is executed in full and ensure it is adhering to critical path · Work closely with suppliers through regular check-ins and proactive follow-up to ensure alignment and timely delivery of the business plan · 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 **About You** · Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in the beauty buying/retailing. · Strong Beauty Industry knowledge. · Strong negotiation and project management skills required. · Competent in data analysis. · Relationship building and management with internal and external stakeholders, brands / principals. · English mandatory, Arabic strongly advantageous · Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills · Strong planning, financial, communication and interpersonal skills. · Keen to travel & develop network of professional & business relationships. Additional Information