Retail Buyer

Overview

Retail Buyer responsible for store replenishment for Direct Owned Trek Stores (DOTS), maximizing return on inventory investment by ensuring the right products reach stores in the right quantities at the right time.

What you'll do

• Execute DOTS ordering for Australia, covering all vendors for the designated product/store portfolio (Trek and 3rd Party).
• Raise purchase orders for both stocked and non-stocked items and collaborate with stakeholders to address supply issues.
• Work closely with the Retail Buying Manager to analyze and implement stocking policy changes.
• Manage the product life cycle and facilitate the phase-in/out of new, old, or replacement products.
• Ensure master data relating to buying is maintained appropriately.
• Keep stores notified of supply issues that may affect product availability.
• Collaborate with store teams on inventory-related initiatives and gather product-related customer feedback via sales staff.
• Work closely with stores to facilitate in-store promotional activities and campaigns.
• Provide transparent and timely communication with stores, including updates and insights on key developments and operational progress.
• Act as a liaison between internal stakeholders to streamline processes and address inventory/buying challenges.
• Develop strategies to address late or short-supplied orders to maintain >95% store availability across the stocked range.
• Identify and address issues of excess stock and availability, proposing and overseeing corrective actions.
• Collaborate with the Retail Buying Manager and Retail Purchasing Manager on initiatives to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the buying process.

What you'll need

• 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, or Purchasing.
• Experience with retail purchasing process and understanding of basic inventory metrics.
• Prior retail buying, demand planning or inventory management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications: Excel, Outlook, Teams.
• Strong numerical reasoning and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and propose data-driven solutions to optimize inventory and purchasing processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, store teams, and internal departments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain collaborative relationships.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of SQL, Power Automate, Python, and DAX.
• Database management skills.

Details

• Location: Gurgaon, India.
• Full-time role reporting to the Inventory Manager.