General Buying & Merchandise Manager - Madrid

A leading specialty retailer Maternity & Children?s wear based in Madrid Spain, is seeking the ?right fit? for a new role that has just come up! As the General Manager Buying & Merchandising, you are responsible for running their entire Buying & Merchandise operations, you will play a key role in determining product offering through strategic product acquisition. This individual will lead efforts in identifying trends, selecting new products, and enhancing merchandise assortments. A small but rapidly expanding multi-faceted business, with stores across continents, our client is looking for the right individual to take charge and be proactive. Previous experience as senior buyer or Director of Merchandise in children?s and maternity fashion apparel and accessories is an asset to secure this exciting new role! Your extensive experienced in senior buying roles, coupled with your innate ability to develop and grow those around you will be tested as you play a key role as an agent of change. You can expect loads of challenge, hard work and the occasional ?do your head in? moments. You can also expect job satisfaction. Key Functional Responsibilities ?Buying and Product Development ?Sales ?Profitability ?Employee Management ?Planning and Budgeting ?Operational Standards ?Advertising ?External Relations Key Skill Requirements ?Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Retail Merchandising and/or buying or a related field ?8 years? relevant experience in product-related roles ?Expert merchandising skills and thorough understanding of the product process ?Strong business orientation, analytical aptitude, retail math and computer skills ?High level of understanding of retail buying and/or sales ?Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint ?Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is well regarded but not mandatory for this application. An extremely generous salary awaits the successful individual, to apply please log in on www.wemploy.com