Junior Buyer
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Job Summary
Be part of an iconic story.
At Calvin Klein we believe in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture by celebrating different perspectives backgrounds and beliefs to truly connect with our associates and consumers. Join us and have a meaningful impact on the world and endless opportunities to design your future. Immerse yourself in Calvin Klein here! (YouTube Instagram TikTok)
The Team
The DTC Buying team manages both European full-price stores and across all markets. We own the end-to-end processstrategy assortment and tradingensuring the strongest product offer lands at the right time in-store and online. With ambitious growth targets we work cross-functionally to translate brand vision into commercial success across both channels.
The Position
As Junior Buyer youll own divisional areas across e-commerce and retail working closely with senior team members. Youll help shape strategy execute the buy and drive performance in both channels within a fast-paced collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Build seasonal range and buy plans with Planning leveraging consumer insights and market trends for both retail and online.
Select and curate divisional assortments aligned to buy plans ensuring channel relevance and commercial strength.
Represent business needs in key milestone meetings ensuring alignment across e-commerce and retail.
Manage the full buy process: seasonal presentations divisional buy plans in season implementation across channels.
Drive seasonal strategy with stakeholders to ensure seamless launches in-store and online.
Brief content and marketing teams to deliver impactful storytelling and campaigns across both channels.
Partner with Planning on weekly sales analysis proposing and executing trading actions to boost performance.
Maintain strong divisional relationships sharing ongoing feedback and insights on product performance across e-commerce and retail.
Contribute to key cross-functional projects that accelerate growth across full-price and digital.
Monitor competitor activity and market trends to inform both retail and e-commerce strategies.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to maximize trading opportunities and deliver results in both channels.
The Ideal Candidate
Previous experience in a Buying Department preferably with 3-5 years working experience.
Product knowledge demonstrating excellent commercial awareness in the Apparel field
Excellent system skills Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint combining your passion for numbers and analytical skills with fashion.
A strong eye for detail great organizational skills and works to a high level of accuracy.
Comfortable to build relationships at all levels with external and internal stakeholders.
Ability to work as part of a team as well as being a self-motivated individual taking ownership.
Ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced demanding environment where teamwork and leadership of our own area is key.
Possessing a positive and can do attitude and a flexible approach to learning.
Able to work in a multinational company where cultural awareness sensitivity is important.
Strong written and verbal communication skills professional level of English required.
Experience in Womenswear would be an advantage.
Your Wellbeing is Our Priority
In the heart of Amsterdam PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.
Wellbeing:exclusive onsite gym and fitness classes personal training meditation studio sports clubs in-house physio and receive access to our nutritional and wellbeing programs
Campus:extensive food and beverage offerings top-notch restaurant barista coffee bars sky bar monthly social events weekly Thursday drinks game nights and campus-themed activities that will keep your social life busy
Develop your career: whether you lead a team or contribute your own expertise everyone is a leader at PVH. PVH University curates and delivers training programs for you to continuously develop your professional and personal goals
Be at the forefront:stay closely connected to our brands CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER and be a part of seasonal market launches sample sales and receive employee discounts!
Check out our Amsterdam Campus here.
About PVH:
We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach we are driving fashion forward for good as one team with one vision and one plan. Thats the Power of Us thats the Power of PVH.
One of PVHs greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued and every voice is heard and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.
PVH Corp. or its subsidiary (PVH) is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race ethnicity color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status sexual orientation genetic information physical or mental disability military status or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local addition to complying with all applicable laws PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill ability educational background work quality experience and potential.
Required Experience:
Junior IC