Y-3 Buying Manager

• Support the end-to-end seasonal buying process for apparel, footwear, and accessories.
• Translate global direction into regional assortment recommendations aligned with consumer demand.
• Build and manage range frameworks to ensure SKU efficiency and assortment balance.
• Identify potential hero items and franchise opportunities to elevate seasonal stories.
• Prepare buy tools, pricing files, size runs, and range materials for GTM readiness.

• Monitor market trends, luxury/streetwear movements, and competitor assortments.
• Use consumer insights, sell through reports, and marketplace feedback to support buying decisions.
• Provide product input and seasonal learnings to influence global product creation through the Senior Buying Manager.
• Conduct regular market visits and competitor shop throughs to gather insight on assortment gaps and opportunities.

• Partner with planning to align buys with financial targets and OTB guidelines.

• Work closely with retail, eCommerce, and wholesale teams to understand channel needs and adjust assortments accordingly.

• Collaborate with merchandising and marketing teams to ensure seasonal stories align with product priorities.

• Support GTM milestones, range reviews, and internal presentations.

• Provide strategic guidance to HK/TW and collaborate with local Y3 retail and marketing teams.

• Partner with retail operations teams to support product knowledge download, enhance instore selling capabilities, and ensure frontline alignment with seasonal priorities.

• Track weekly and monthly business performance including sell-through, inventory levels, and margin.
• Identify in season risks and opportunities and recommend actions such as replenishment, reallocation, and markdown proposals.
• Manage SKU productivity and assortment optimization across channels.

• Ensure assortments reflect Y3's premium positioning in retail touchpoints.

• Support premium execution by aligning product stories with VM and marketing teams.

• Maintain distribution discipline by ensuring the right products flow to the right doors.

• Work closely with local and global marketing teams to represent and integrate GCA's needs into seasonal marketing plans.

• Strong ownership mindset with ability to work independently and proactively.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to influence cross functional partners.
• Detail oriented with strong follow through.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and highly organized.

• Hands-on approach with entrepreneurial mindset.

• 5-7+ years of buying or merchandising experience in premium, luxury, or designer fashion.
• Strong product sensibility and understanding of consumer and trend behavior.
• Solid analytical skills with experience using data to drive decisions.
• Experience in retail merchandising, retail operations, and CRM is preferred.
• Strong cross functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for fashion, streetwear, and sport inspired luxury.

• Opportunity to shape the regional Y3 assortment in partnership with the Senior Buying Manager.
• Exposure to global creation teams and insight into the luxury fashion ecosystem.
• A chance to contribute to one of the industry's most influential sport fashion brands.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company's standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

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