HUGO BOSS is one of the leading premium fashion and lifestyle companies with around 14,600 employees worldwide. As diverse as we are at HUGO BOSS, we all share a common goal: to inspire people through our work. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be yourself and to contribute your ideas and your creativity – because, to create something extraordinary, we must explore new paths together. Join our team and discover how you can shape your own future at HUGO BOSS!
Buyer (m/f/d) EMEA BOSS Menswear Sportswear
HUGO BOSS AG | Metzingen near Stuttgart | Germany | Full-time
We are looking for a Buyer (m/f/d) EMEA BOSS Menswear Sportswear to strengthen our EMEA Buying Team.
- Responsible for selecting and buying the EMEA BOSS Menswear Retail assortment for our direct operated HUGO BOSS Stores / Shops
- Ensures profitable growth by creating a balanced and demand driven assortment structure
- Lives a strong relationship with all interfaces and works closely with the planning, DOS buying and brand merchandising teams
- Strives for continuous improvement of the order process in terms of efficiency, digitalization and future trends
- Constantly identifies business opportunities and provides the demand plan from market side to brand merchandising team
- Creating a pre-assortment by briefing the range of needed styles to ensure profitability, efficiency, requested price / fit architecture
- Guarantee the highest standards in managing the product trainings and the collection feedback to communicate to all interested parties to ensure and identifying growth opportunities within the product range
- Set up Reports to improve the buying decisions, take conclusions out of Analysis and Reports to develop next action steps
- Min. 3 - 4 years’ experience as Buyer/ Merchandiser within the fashion industry, ideally from a Retail background
- Highly organized and structured with the ability to prioritise successfully
- Numeric, analytical person with a hands-on approach and profound knowledge of all relevant retail KPIs
- Team player, resilient, quick learner who is used to working in a fast paced environment
- Excellent communication skills, Computer proficient in MS Office (e.g. Excel), preferably experience using SAP
- Fluent (verbal and written) in English, additional languages are a plus
- Very strong analytical skills as well as a comprehensive understanding of financial figures
- High level of flexibility due to the fast changing merchandise segment
- Strong level of experience in collecting Retail specific assortments to cover inspirational and commercial needs for European markets
Your benefits:
- Made for Me: three days in Metzingen and two days working remotely. Our hybrid working model "Threedom of work" is as individual as your personal needs.
- Today. Tomorrow. Always. Sustainability is one of our key values, and more than just a trend. We are committed to environmental, animal and climate protection, and human rights.
- Does innovation drive you? Same for us! We have digitized most of our workflows and almost fully automated our logistics centres.
- Exclusive discounts for shopping and arts: benefit from discounts for family and friends along with free entrance to more than 15 international art museums.
- High-performing people need a healthy balance. Take advantage of the employee gym, the beach volleyball field or yoga classes on the rooftop terrace.
- As a fashion company, we value good taste in everything - including food. Welcome to our own restaurant and café, Times.