Buyer Kidswear Yoox

Established in 2000, YOOX is the world’s leading online store for fashion, design and art that lasts a lifetime and beyond. For those who love the thrill of the find, YOOX inspires men and women around the world to express their personal style through a wide selection of well-made yet accessible pieces to cherish season after season. These include hard-to-find clothing and accessories for men and women from the world’s most prestigious designers as well as kidswear, a unique selection of home design objects and exclusive collaborations with internationally-renowned artists.

Encouraging conscious and responsible shopping has been central to YOOX’s philosophy since it launched 20 years ago, helping customers to be kinder to the planet by investing in fashion with longevity. In 2009 the store launched YOOXYGEN - a socially and environmentally responsible destination featuring a carefully curated edit of sustainable brands.

At the forefront of innovation, YOOX has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence in fashion, launching in 2018 its own label 8 by YOOX, the first collection ever powered by AI combined with YOOX’s unique creative flair. With YOOXMIRROR, a virtual styling suite driven by AI, YOOX offers a ground-breaking customer experience, allowing users to create their own avatar and digitally try-on looks in their app.

Available in more than 100 countries with 10 languages and 7 currencies, YOOX provides a seamless shopping experience across mobile, tablet and desktop, with easy returns and multi-lingual customer care 24/7, 365 days a year. YOOX is part of YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP.

YOOX are now seeking a talented Buyer Kidswear YOOX to join the team. Some of the essentials for you to know are:
Location: Italy, Office in Milan

Reporting into: Buying Manager YOOX

Here is a breakdown of what you’ll be doing:

- Manage the purchasing process in line with the OTB, the manager guidelines and buying strategy for the kidswear section
- Manage the procurement process, compilation of order confirmations and cataloging template, management of all criticality of processing, photography, and pricing, to the proper and quick setup online catalog;
- Work towards a strategy set up that focuses on selection of product mix and brand mix;
- Provide analytical support to the Senior Buyer & Buying Manager with regard to margin, revenue, sell through and brand development;
- Support the buyers in defining the sourcing’s mix and selection considering: the brand's performance in previous seasons where possible, the seasonal trend, the dates of product availability and the delivery dates, any shortcomings of assortment regarding the buying already performed or to be performed with other providers;
- Support the buyers in the performance analysis, critical and competition analysis in order to optimize the buying and the conditions of purchase;
- Preparing presentation and reports documents related to the buying and brand in order to optimize merchandising and product sales.
- Act as a brand ambassador, represents YOOX and YOOX THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP in a smart way.

The type of person we are looking for:

- Extremely well-organized, precise and able to multi-task with excellent prioritizing and time-management skills
- a relevant buying experience as Assistant Buyer or in Sales contests will be considered a plus
- Proactive, self-motivated and able to act as a team player
- Highly numerate with strong analytical skills;
- A sense of personal style and a keen eye for details;
- Passion and interest for fashion and luxury
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office, in particular Excel (vlookup, pivot tables etc.) and Power Point;
- Willingness to work under pressure and very flexible hours
- Fluent in English;
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