Are you passionate about luxury fashion and looking to build your career within Buying?
We are looking for a commercially minded and highly organised experienced Buying Admin Assistant to join our Luxury Fashion Buying team in Dubai.
Working closely with our Buyers and cross-functional teams, you will play an important role in supporting the end-to-end buying process, from seasonal market preparation and order management through to product launches, reporting, replenishment and delivery.
What You'll Be Doing
- Support the Buying team with day-to-day and weekly buying activities.
- Prepare and maintain buying files, reports, product data and seasonal analysis.
- Produce weekly trading reports covering areas such as best sellers, slow movers, sell-through and seasonal performance .
- Support Buyers before, during and after market, including wishlists, sizing, order confirmations, cancellations and product approvals.
- Assist with competitor price analysis, benchmarking and market/trend analysis .
- Review sales performance and support replenishment and reorder recommendations.
- Coordinate with brands and suppliers on order confirmations, product information, stock availability and deliveries.
- Support the creation and accuracy of product enrichment data required for PO loading, including product attributes, HS codes and country of origin.
- Work closely with Planning, Stores, Digital, Logistics, Warehouse, Finance and other key teams.
- Support digital product launches by ensuring accurate product information and resolving data-related issues.
- Assist with return-to-vendor requests and product/delivery queries.
- Maintain accurate master files, product hierarchies and buying databases.
- Support special customer requests by liaising with brands and following the process through to delivery.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience within Buying, Merchandising or Planning in fashion/luxury retail.
- Strong understanding of merchandising and retail performance indicators.
- Strong Excel and MS Office skills.
- Numerate and analytical, with good commercial and financial awareness.
- Strong knowledge and interest in the fashion industry, brands and market trends.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Confident working with multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with brands, suppliers and cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in English.
Why this Role
This is a great opportunity for someone with early-career Buying, Merchandising or Planning experience who wants to deepen their exposure to luxury fashion buying and work closely with brands, Buyers and commercial teams across the full product lifecycle.
