Your dream career as a fashion buyer starts right here
Acquire the skills and knowledge to manage every stage of the buying process, from initial concepts to the retail floor and forge a successful career as a fashion buyer.
Thrive in fashion
Becoming A Fashion Buyer doesn't just happen overnight ....
And although it may look easy
The reality is that takes hard work to succeed
Whether you are looking to make a transition from another role or have graduated from fashion college this course will make you feel like you have a starting point of learning how to work in a business setting and fill the gaps in your fashion buying knowledge.
This course will guide you along each step....
It is spread over ten modules with 70+ lesson videos. Packed with lots of visual information, structured in a clear, concise and sequential order make this course easy to follow understand and implement.
I AM ASKED FREQUENTLY "HOW CAN I BECOME A GREAT FASHION BUYER" ?
My answer usually advises that “It is a LOT of hard work and NOT as glamorous as it is perceived !”
HOWEVER If you have an eye for product, are prepared to learn and put in the hard work then you can achieve the career you dream of.
This course brings everything together to boost your knowledge and skills in the fashion buying field. By the end you will be confident, well-prepared and ready to excel in this exciting industry.
You should definitely take this course if you’re struggling with:
Understanding all the various aspects of product development
What tasks buyer needs to do on a daily basis
How to research Trends and develop concepts
What is the critical path and how to manage it
When to do approvals for Samples and what to look for
How to prepare draft budgets and read the OTB sheets
And much more…..
Are you ready?
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE BY YOUR SIDE, SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.....
In the ‘Thrive in Fashion’ buying program, you’ll learn how to handle every step of the buying process, from checking out trends and market research to creating products and planning ranges, giving the green light to samples, managing suppliers, handling budgets, and analyzing sales.
This course will help you to ......
- Understand the buying process clearly and enable you to manage your role & tasks successfully
- Get insider Industry relevant advice and learn best practise in the workplace.
- Develop your skills & understanding of the buyer's role to advance your career aspirations
here's what others are saying...
" The course contents are easy to understand and the way you have put across the lessons with your learning’s it’s like if I’m having a live session rather than a recorded study, as everything has been made pretty easy to visualise while listening and reading "
Rishi T
Here's what others are saying
"All I have learned from you has helped me come a long, long way. I now lead a team of 15 designers and believe me all of them know you. All that you have taught me I have extended to them. Thank you of being being such an important part of my journey."
Suchi Shah
The Course
your roadmap to success
This course isn’t just about learning; it’s about transformation. Are you ready to embark on a journey that will reshape your understanding and elevate your skills.This course is designed for those who dream big and are willing to put in the work to turn those dreams into reality. Build confidence in your buying skills and boost your knowledge of industry work practises in the fashion buying field.
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO LEARN
- How to conduct effective trend and market research
- How to build and price your range
- How to read your sales figures and analyse the data
yes!
you do have what it takes to succeed in fashion buying
and we can help get you there
This course isn’t just another box to check on your educational journey; it’s a catalyst for meaningful change.Get ready to reshape your understanding and elevate your skills.
THE BUYING CYCLE
MODULE 1
This module focuses on the big picture view explaining the buying calendar, the critical path and how to manage it; the stages of the buying cycle and ways of working and best practise industry methods followed by retail brands. There are workbooks, checklists and templates included to download and modify according to your key dates.
Fashion Buying Basics
MODULE 2
Fashion Buying is challenging, competitive and tough at all levels. It is important to understand all the moving parts. What are the skills you need to develop and what is required to get to the next level of your career as a fashion buyer
Trends,Textiles & Trade Shows
MODULE 3
Here we delve into the purpose of trends and market research and how it applies to your customer and target market. The buyer’s role is to bring new ideas and products to your customers.This involves making decisions many months in advance.
Concept & Product Development
MODULE 4
This module explains the product development process. What you need to consider when building the range, how different styles and colours work together and how to manage the whole process effectively avoiding common pitfalls going from concept to confirmed order.
Merchandise Planning & Buying
MODULE 5
We follow the various stages a buyer goes though before finalising the range to understand variety, depth, price and availability. We look at planning stock intakes and how to understand the relationship between sales, stock levels and ordering quantities in order to build a commercial range plan.
Retail Math Essentials
MODULE 6
You don’t need to have accountancy skills, but there are basic retail math calculations that all buyers should know when costing products for profit. In these videos we break down the formulas used when preparing target prices and how to calculate cost prices, mark-ups and margins.
Budgets & Pricing Strategies
MODULE 7
You don’t need to have accountancy skills, but there are basic retail math calculations that all buyers should know when costing products for profit. In these videos we break down the formulas used when preparing target prices and how to calculate cost prices, mark-ups and margins.
Building the Range Plan
MODULE 8
The preparation of a range plan is vital to planning a collection. Learn how to build a plan that includes both trend-led and ‘core’ products, avoid duplication, understand the price point hierarchy and how to manage the lead times of each garment to ensure that the whole collection will be delivered on time.
Suppliers & Sourcing
MODULE 9
Develop strong working relationships with suppliers so you can confidently communicate with them to give feedback on the development samples and manage the seasonal orders. We look at the questions to ask in meetings, how to work with minimum order quantities, prepare cross-costings and understand the lead times for the deliveries
Sales Analysis & Management
MODULE 10
Learn to read the sales and data reports of your products. What makes a best seller? Why is sell-though important? What happens if a product is not selling as planned or sells too quickly? These questions are answered and we explain how to optimise the information available and to get a step ahead.
what's included?
The Breakdown
- The programme is divided into 10 modules. Each module contains a series of videos to explain simple and practical steps. Each module includes hours of video training, plus downloads, such as help sheets, workbooks and checklists including specific tasks to practise,whichever is most relevant to the module content.
- Completely online, this innovative step-by-step course provides videos and downloads to work through, from start to finish, accordingly to each individuals schedule and pace. This program is specifically designed to work around the buyers' busy schedule structuring each step in a way that is educational and practical.
$299 Payment Plan
3 x payments of $299
or
$789 best value!
Single Payment
Your step by step course for the full life cycle and process of fashion buying from concept to retail
start today at your pace
here's what others are saying...
" The course contents are easy to understand and the way you have put across the lessons with your learning’s it’s like if I’m having a live session rather than a recorded study, as everything has been made pretty easy to visualise while listening and reading "
Rishi T
Here's what others are saying
"All I have learned from you has helped me come a long, long way. I now lead a team of 15 designers and believe me all of them know you. All that you have taught me I have extended to them. Thank you of being being such an important part of my journey."
Suchi Shah
Tired of feeling stuck when it comes to your fashion buying aspirations?
Been there. Done that.
But you don’t have to stay stuck.
I have done the hard work so you don’t have to work it out on your own. As During my career I have been a designer and a fashion buyer and have worked on both the supplier side and retail side of the fence. What is covered in this course means you do not have to practice for 20+ years to figure it all out.
This course teaches you everything you want to know about how a fashion buyer bringing an idea from concept to product to the retail floor
From how to price your products with your required margins. WE outline how your pricing should work for your products and categories. How to develop and structure your range to optimise sales success. There is a module just on retail maths and range planning to ensure you are optimising your retail metrics.
Ready To Learn ?
Your Step by Step guide with over 70+ video lessons filled with clear instructions and explanations
Templates to download for you to use and practise the concepts. Modify and adapt as required
Learn at your own pace. This works around your schedule. plan your study at a time that suits you best
Change is Possible
If working as a fashion buyer is something you have always wanted to do then give yourself the best opportunity to succeed. Get some practical experience by working in a retail store. Study the lessons in this course so you can confidently work in a retail buying office or for your own boutique retail business.
Module one
The Buying Cycle
This module focuses on the big picture view explaining the buying calendar, the critical path and how to manage it; the stages of the buying cycle and ways of working and best practise industry methods followed by retail brands. There are workbooks, checklists and templates included to download and modify according to your key dates.
module two
Fashion Buying Basics
Fashion Buying is challenging, competitive and tough at all levels. It is important to understand all the moving parts. What are the skills you need to develop and what is required to get to the next level of your career as a fashion buyer
module three
Trends,Textiles & Trade Shows
Here we delve into the purpose of trends and market research and how it applies to your customer and target market. The buyer’s role is to bring new ideas and products to your customers.This involves making decisions many months in advance.
module four
Concept & Product Development
This module explains the product development process. What you need to consider when building the range, how different styles and colours work together and how to manage the whole process effectively avoiding common pitfalls going from concept to confirmed order.
module five
Merchandise Planning & Buying
We outline the various stages a buyer need to goes though before finalising the range to understand variety, depth, price and availability. We look at planning stock intakes and how to understand the relationship between sales, stock levels and ordering quantities in order to build a commercial range plan.
Meet Elisabeth
hello there!
I’m Elisabeth
Fashion and Business are my passions. After 25+ years working in many countries as a Fashion Designer, Fashion Buyer and Business Manager, I know what it takes to develop a great career in fashion buying. Over the years I have helped so many to develop and thrive as fashion buyers. Whatever your vision is for your career in fashion, I’m here to help and to share as much in-depth industry knowledge as possible , to empower and equip you with the best skills and work methods you need to create, manage and buy products from concept to the shop floor.
Elisabeth
what's included?
The Breakdown
- The programme is divided into 10 modules. Each module contains a series of videos to explain simple and practical steps. Each module includes hours of video training, plus downloads, such as help sheets, workbooks and checklists including specific tasks to practise,whichever is most relevant to the module content.
- Completely online, this innovative step-by-step course provides videos and downloads to work through, from start to finish, accordingly to each individuals schedule and pace. This program is specifically designed to work around the buyers' busy schedule structuring each step in a way that is educational and practical.
$789 best value!
One Single Payment
$299 split payment
3 x payments each
Your step by step course for the full life cycle and process of fashion buying from concept to retail
start today at your pace
here's what others are saying...
" The course contents are easy to understand and the way you have put across the lessons with your learning’s it’s like if I’m having a live session rather than a recorded study, as everything has been made pretty easy to visualise while listening and reading "
Rishi T
Here's what others are saying
"All I have learned from you has helped me come a long, long way. I now lead a team of 15 designers and believe me all of them know you. All that you have taught me I have extended to them. Thank you of being being such an important part of my journey."
Suchi Shah
Frequently Asked Questions
One you complete your purchase you can access the course content. Completely online, this step-by-step course provides videos and downloads to work through, from start to finish, according to you individual schedule and pace. This program is specifically designed to work around a buyers’ busy schedule structuring each step in a way that is educational and practical. Course Access is available for the lifetime of the version of the course purchased – minimum 12 months
The programme is divided into 10 modules. Each module contains a series of videos to explain simple and practical steps. Each module includes hours of video training, plus downloads, such as help sheets, workbooks and checklists including specific tasks to practise,whichever is most relevant to the module content.
You will need : A device with an internet connection (a laptop, computer or tablet will work best especially to view PDF and JPG downloads)
I want you to be satisfied with your purchase, and I understand that sometimes things don’t work out. Please read this refund policy carefully before making a purchase. Digital products such as courses, trainings, presets and stock photos are non-refundable. Once you purchase a digital product, you have instant access to the product, and it cannot be returned. As such, I cannot offer refunds or exchanges for any digital products. If you believe that you have been charged in error or have a problem with accessing your digital product, please contactus immediately at Learn@thriveinfashion.com to resolve any issues.
This an entirely self directed course so you won’t be working with me directly. If you feel that you need more in depth help, you can send me an email at learn@thriveinfashion.com and I can let you know about the 1-on-1 services that I offer.
This will. help to deepen your knowledge about the full buying cycle process and help you to plan your seasonal buying budget and range whether you create that yourself or buy wholesale. You will also learn how to analyse your sales data to implement the learnings into buys.
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Amazing ! So happy I finally took the plunge and signed up. The videos are so easy to follow with lots of examples and clearly explained. This is so good if you want to be a fashion buyer.
Ursula F.
I am enjoying going through the contents, it’s easy to understand and the way you have put across the lessons with your learning’s it’s like if I’m having a live session rather than a recorded study, as everything has been made pretty easy to visualise while listening and reading
Rishi T
This course has so much content and so many video lessons. I am really enjoying it and finding so many benefits.
Vindya P
You can do it !
Throughout this program, you will embark on a transformative journey, acquiring the expertise needed to navigate every facet of the buying cycle. From the initial phase of trend analysis and market research to the creativity of product development and range planning, from the critical stages of sample approvals and supplier management to the commercial activities of budget strategy and sales analysis, everything stage is included.
By the end of this course, you will emerge as a well-rounded and confident fashion buyer, equipped with the acumen and practical abilities to thrive in a fashion buyers role.