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Head of Buying(sourcing/supply chain, Women’s fashion Brand )

BeijingOn-siteFull-time

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Head of Buying leads a 40+ person team overseeing women’s fashion buying, product development, and supplier management to drive commercial performance and trend speed-to-market for a European clothing brand in Beijing.

About this role

Women’s fashion brands from well-known European clothing company

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a 40+ team covering buying, technical and fitting functions, driving team performance and daily operations.

• Oversee full product development cycles, integrate latest fabrics, techniques and fashion trends to strengthen market competitiveness.

• Manage supplier orders, negotiate pricing, quality and lead time to consistently meet commercial KPIs.

• Develop production and supplier development strategies to accelerate trend speed-to-market and improve repeat order efficiency.

• Partner with Product & Creative Directors to deliver commercial-driven seasonal collection plans.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute long-term brand and business strategies across cost, quality and delivery targets.

• Maintain and upgrade product fitting and quality standards to ensure premium and consistent product performance.

Requirements

• 15+ years of extensive experience in fashion buying and product development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile/Fashion or exceptional professional track record.

• Demonstrated strong leadership and large-team management experience.

• Solid hands-on product and technical expertise in fashion development and manufacturing.

• Strong business acumen, analytical thinking and structured prioritization skills.

• Excellent fashion sensibility with proven ability to commercialize trends.

• Outstanding negotiation, supplier management and cross-team collaboration skills.

• Fluent written and spoken English for international business cooperation.

• Result-oriented, passionate about delivering high-performance fashion products to market.

Skills

Cost ManagementFabric And Materials KnowledgeFashion BuyingFITProduct DevelopmentProduction PlanningQuality StandardsSupplier NegotiationSupply Chain ManagementTrend Forecasting

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