Head of Buying (Trend-Led)
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Lead trend-driven buying for a toys retail company, identifying emerging trends on social media, sourcing products, and managing product performance and sell-through.
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Overview
We are hiring a Head of Buying to build a trend-driven retail engine.
This role sits at the intersection of product, culture, and speed.
This is not traditional buying.
We are looking for someone who is constantly plugged into TikTok, Instagram, and emerging culture, and can convert that into product that sells immediately.
Industry: Toys Retail
- You will:
- Spot trends early across TikTok, Instagram, and global markets
- Identify products and brands before they become mainstream
- Move fast from trend → sourcing → in-store execution
- Build a pipeline of fast-moving, high-demand products
- Take full ownership of sell-through and product performance
- We are looking for someone who:
- Lives and breathes trends, not studies them after the fact
- Understands what will sell before others do
- Is fast, instinctive, and commercially sharp
- Has experience in high-velocity or trend-led retail environments
- Is obsessed with product performance and speed to market
- This is a high-impact role with full ownership of product direction.
- Dubai-based.
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