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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded sports fashion buyer to join our Buying team and play a key role in building compelling assortments that connect with our consumer and drive business growth. This role involves thinking strategically about product, consumer behaviour, and market opportunity, interpreting global sports fashion trends, and identifying what will resonate commercially with the JD consumer in Australia and New Zealand.
Responsibilities
- Driving strategic assortment decisions by location based on consumer demand, sales performance and commercial opportunity
- Identifying emerging global and local sports fashion trends and translating them into consumer-relevant assortments
- Reviewing and interpreting international product ranges and determining what is commercially relevant for the ANZ market
- Supporting the development of exclusive product opportunities and collaborations with key brand partners
- Building and presenting seasonal ranges for sign-off
- Managing product life cycles and critical paths across multiple brands and categories
- Analysing weekly, monthly and quarterly sales performance to identify growth opportunities and drive category performance
- Monitoring competitor activity, promotional strategies and market trends
- Reviewing pricing architecture across multiple brands and categories
- Preparing and presenting product performance reporting and trade insights
- Negotiating with suppliers and brand partners to achieve favourable commercial outcomes
- Identifying opportunities for trend-driven product injections and shorter lead-time opportunities
- Working cross-functionally with Merchandise, Logistics, Digital and Marketing teams to ensure successful product launches
- Attending brand appointments, industry events and market presentations
Requirements
- Past experience (3+ years’) working as a Buyer within an international sports fashion, fashion or retail environment
- Experience buying apparel and understanding fabrications, product construction and seasonal trends
- Experience working with global sportswear, outdoor or lifestyle brands
- Strong merchandising and financial planning capability
- Experience analysing reporting and identifying commercial opportunities
- Strong understanding of current sports fashion, streetwear and youth culture trends
- Experience developing and managing exclusive product opportunities
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders
- Experience coaching, mentoring or developing team members
- Highly proficient across Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Office
- Experience buying across Menswear and/or Kidswear categories
- Understanding of international buying processes and global assortments
- Ability to identify trends and opportunities before they become mainstream
- A strategic mindset that balances creativity with commercial outcomes
- Sportswear experience is highly regarded, although not essential
- Buyers who can bring broader commercial thinking to the category and help influence future product direction
Skills
- Commercial acumen
- Passion for sports fashion and product
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
Location
- Australia
- New Zealand
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years experience as a Buyer
Benefits
- Generous staff discount for you, friends and family
- Birthday leave
- One month paid parental leave
- Pre-Pay Day lunches
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Brand new CBD offices
- Monthly culture committee events and team celebrations
About the Company
- Known best as the 'Undisputed King of Trainers', JD Sports reigns supreme as one of the biggest and best global Sports Fashion brands across footwear and apparel.
- Founded in 1981 in Greater Manchester, UK, JD Group has achieved remarkable growth through rapid global expansion and is now one of the world's leading sports fashion retailers.
- With over 3,400 stores worldwide and more than 70 stores across Australia and New Zealand, we continue to inspire the emerging generation through the universal culture of Sport, Music and Fashion.
- Working at JD Sports is a state of mind, an attitude and way of challenging the norm. We do not conform; we create our own path and are elite within our field. At JD Sports, we don't follow trends, we help shape them.
Equal Opportunity
- JD values diversity and inclusion and champions a culture where everyone feels valued, included, and celebrated.