Head of Buying
eCommerce Fashion
Now Hiring in Sydney
The Brand |
This is an established Australian fashion business with an impressive story of entrepreneurial growth, digital innovation and genuine customer connection.
Built from the ground up, the brand has evolved into a highly successful eCommerce retailer with a loyal and engaged community, an established team and a strong position within the Australian online fashion landscape.
At the heart of its success is a simple philosophy: understand the customer deeply and create fashion that makes women feel incredible. Agile, customer-led and highly entrepreneurial, the business has continued to evolve its product proposition while staying closely connected to the women it designs for. In this role there is significant opportunity to further elevate the product vision, buying strategy, sourcing and commercial performance of the business.
This creates an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Head of Buying to have genuine influence over what comes next.
The Role |
This is a pivotal leadership role with ownership of the buying and product strategy for a fast-paced, eCommerce-first fashion business.
Working closely with the executive leadership team, you will define and continually evolve the product vision - bringing together exceptional product instinct, customer insight and commercial intelligence to create ranges that drive both brand relevance and profitable growth.
Define and evolve the overarching buying and product strategy.
Build compelling, commercially successful ranges that continually excite and engage the customer.
Translate customer behaviour, trading performance and market trends into confident product decisions.
Own commercial performance across OTB, pricing, margin, stock, sell-through and profitability.
Partner closely with Planning to forecast, build and optimise seasonal and in-season ranges.
Identify opportunities across product, category, fabrication, fit and sourcing.
Build strategic supplier relationships that support quality, margin and speed to market.
Lead, coach and elevate the Buying team, creating clear accountability and a high-performance culture.
Partner with the executive team on broader growth strategy, bringing a strong product and customer lens to the table.
Continually challenge the status quo, identifying what the customer will want next - not simply repeating what worked last season.
The Skillset |
You are a product-obsessed and commercially astute buying leader who thrives in the speed and agility of eCommerce.
You combine exceptional fashion instinct with strong retail mathematics and are as comfortable identifying the next product opportunity as you are interrogating margin, OTB and sell-through.
Senior buying experience within fashion/apparel, ideally within an eCommerce-first or digitally sophisticated retail environment.
A demonstrated ability to build ranges that deliver both revenue and profit growth.
Exceptional product instinct and a deep understanding of customer, trend and market.
Strong capability across OTB, margin, pricing, inventory and retail performance metrics.
A sophisticated understanding of Planning and Merchandising principles.
Strong supplier management, sourcing and negotiation capability.
Experience developing and elevating high-performing buying teams.
The confidence to make decisions quickly, challenge thinking and operate with autonomy.
An entrepreneurial mindset and genuine appetite to help shape the next stage of a growing business.
Experience with Style Arcade and relevant WMS/ERP platforms will be advantageous.
The Offer |
This is not simply an opportunity to manage an established buying function. It is an opportunity to shape the next evolution of product within a proven Australian eCommerce success story.
You will inherit an established brand, loyal customer base and strong digital platform, while having genuine scope to influence product direction, commercial performance, team capability and future growth.
For a buying leader who loves fashion, understands the customer and wants the autonomy to make a visible impact, this is an incredibly exciting next step.
Please note this is an onsite role 5 days a week.
Apply with Ange |
If this sounds like you, reach out to Ange for a confidential chat.
ange@thetalentmill.com.au
The Talent Mill Recruitment division is a bespoke consultancy and talent acquisition specialist within the fashion, lifestyle and retail industries. With more than 10 years specialist expertise with luxury, lifestyle & fashion brands globally we discover, recognize, and connect inspiring individuals to the most desirable brands as a trusted support to founder-led start-ups, SME’s and multinational corporations within the fashion & retail industry.
Recruitment – but make it ethical not transactional. Quality over quantity – always. Truly consultative and delivered at pace. We hold a genuine passion and expertise for the industries we support, and offer a unique and modern recruitment proposition – one where we develop long term, meaningful connections, add value and deliver an unforgettable service.