Junior Buyer

About Styli

Role Overview

• We are seeking a passionate and commercially driven Junior Buyer to manage the Babywear category across Newborn and Infant segments for both Boys and Girls. The role involves building trend-right and commercially viable assortments tailored to GCC customer preferences while delivering targeted sales, margin, and inventory objectives.
• The ideal candidate will have strong product knowledge, an understanding of babywear customer needs, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally to develop and execute compelling seasonal collections from concept through production within fast-paced timelines.

Buying & Assortment Planning

• Develop and manage seasonal assortments across Newborn and Infant categories for Boys and Girls, ensuring products are age-appropriate, trend-driven, and commercially relevant.
• Partner with the Planning team to review seasonal and quarterly OTB budgets and build balanced assortments aligned with business objectives.
• Analyse historical sales performance, customer insights, and market trends to make informed buying decisions.
• Monitor category performance and recommend actions to optimize sales, inventory, and profitability.

Trend & Market Analysis

• Create seasonal trend presentations based on global trends, competitor benchmarking, customer insights, and market research.
• Conduct regular competitor, online, and retail market visits to identify emerging trends, pricing strategies, product opportunities, and customer preferences.
• Translate trend insights into commercially successful product concepts and assortment strategies.

Product Development

• Collaborate closely with Design teams to develop cohesive seasonal collections aligned with Styli's brand direction and customer expectations.
• Build comprehensive range plans covering product mix, color palettes, fabrics, trims, styling direction, and price architecture.
• Ensure all products meet quality, safety, and comfort standards relevant to the babywear category.
• Prepare detailed and accurate product briefs and tech packs for sourcing and development teams.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Execution

• Work closely with Planning, Design, Sourcing, and Production teams to ensure seamless execution of seasonal ranges.
• Manage product development timelines and ensure adherence to critical path milestones.
• Review and provide timely approvals on fits, prints, fabrics, trims, and development samples.
• Track product progress from concept to final production, ensuring consistency with design intent, quality standards, and target costs.

Commercial & Operational Excellence

• Support achievement of category sales, margin, and intake margin targets.
• Maintain strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy across product data, specifications, costing, and assortment planning.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency within the buying and product development cycle.
• Ensure all category activities are executed in line with seasonal calendars and business deadlines

Qualification

Experience

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• 2–4 years of buying, merchandising, or product development experience, preferably within babywear, kidswear, or apparel.
• Strong understanding of GCC market trends and customer preferences.
• Commercial mindset with strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.