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"What exactly does a Fashion Buyer do ? "
A fashion buyer is responsible for turning trends, data, and customer insight into commercially successful product ranges.
They research the market, plan and develop collections, manage suppliers and budgets, and make strategic decisions that directly impact sales, margin, and profitability—balancing creativity with commercial discipline at every stage of the buying cycle
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The Fashion Buyer Career Path
The fashion buyer career path typically progresses from administrator or buying assistant level through junior buyer, buyer, senior buyer levels and ultimately head of
What Does a Fashion Buyer Do?
A fashion buyer is responsible for turning trends, data, and customer insight into commercially successful product ranges. They research the market, plan and develop
Fashion Buyer Job Requirements
Discover the fashion buyer job requirements and skills you need to take on a role in fashion buying. In this guide, we’ll also cover
How Early-Career Buyers Can Build Confidence in Fashion Buying
If you’ve ever walked into Monday morning trade meeting clutching your sales reports and hoping the questions stay away from your category — you
Fashion Buyers Gone Too Far: Supplier Crisis
What Happens When Fashion Buyers Go Too Far: How Supplier Relationships Are Destroyed. Anonymous social media posts from fashion suppliers recently exposed a reality
How to Become a Fashion Buyer: An Insider Guide
How to become a Fashion Buyer: An insiders’ look from someone who’s hired, trained, and promoted fashion buyers for over 25 years. If you
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meet elisabeth
Hello ! I’m Elisabeth Mac Hale founder of The Design Directive, a fashion business consultancy based in the UAE.
As a fashion buying consultant and trainer, with over 25 years of experience in the fashion industry, I work with both individual buyers and retail organisations to improve buying capability, commercial decision-making, and team performance.
I am also the host of the ‘Thrive in Fashion Buying’ podcast and the creator of fashion buying online courses and team training.
HOW TO MASTER FASHION BUYING: YOUR ULTIMATE ANSWER GUIDE
DOWNLOAD this free guide with answers to the most frequently asked questions about fashion buying. As a buyer you need to know how to manage each step of the buying cycle. Get the answers you need to go from good to GREAT !
