Fashion Buyer – Merchandising & Inventory Planning

Job Opening: Fashion Buyer – Merchandising & Inventory Planning

Company: America & Beyond
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana
Work Mode: Work from Office (On-site - Sector 37)
Working Days: Monday to Friday
Working Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Budget: ₹9-14 LPA fixed, depending on experience and current CTC

Candidate Requirements

  • Experience: 5+years in fashion buying, retail merchandising or assortment planning.
  • Previous experience in fashion buying, retail merchandising, assortment planning, or inventory management.
  • Strong understanding of fashion trends, customer demand, and retail pricing.
  • Experience analyzing sales data, inventory levels, and product performance.
  • Advanced Excel experience needed, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, and sales/inventory reporting.
  • Experience with Shopify, ERP systems, or retail inventory management platforms would be great.
  • Strong commercial judgment, analytical ability, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to collaborate with design, sales, and production teams.

About the Role

America & Beyond is looking for a commercially driven Fashion Buyer who can identify bestselling products, analyze fashion trends, monitor inventory performance, and make informed buying and replenishment decisions.

The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of fashion retail, product assortment planning, inventory management, and pricing strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Buying & Trend Analysis

  • Identify emerging fashion trends, bestselling styles, colors, designs, and categories.
  • Research competitor assortments, market demand, and relevant price points.
  • Recommend new product opportunities based on customer preferences and sales performance.
  • Prepare seasonal demand forecasts and buying plans based on historical sales, seasonality, product performance, and upcoming campaigns.
  • Monitor inventory aging and recommend markdowns, promotional strategies, or stock clearance actions for slow-moving products.
  • Evaluate product-level gross margins and inventory profitability to support commercially sound buying decisions.
  • Plan inventory requirements across sales channels, including the DTC website, wholesale, and marketplaces.
  • Support buying budgets and Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning to maintain healthy inventory levels and avoid overstocking.
  • Collaborate with the design and merchandising teams on future collections.

Sales & Inventory Analysis

  • Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly product sales performance.
  • Identify fast-moving, slow-moving, and non-performing products.
  • Track available inventory, stock levels, and product sell-through.
  • Evaluate why particular products are selling well or underperforming.
  • Identify inventory gaps and potential stockout risks.

Buying & Replenishment Planning

  • Recommend which products should be reordered and in what quantities.
  • Channel-wise inventory planning
  • Determine replenishment requirements based on sales velocity, existing inventory, and demand.
  • Support assortment planning and purchasing decisions.
  • Coordinate with production and merchandising teams to ensure timely stock availability.

Pricing & Commercial Performance

  • Review product pricing and competitor benchmarks.
  • Evaluate product performance at different price points.
  • Recommend pricing adjustments to improve sales and inventory movement.
  • Prepare sales, inventory, and buying performance reports for management.

Preferred: Experience with a US fashion, apparel, accessories, or lifestyle brand.

What We're Looking For

A commercially focused buyer who understands what sells, why it sells, how much inventory is available, and what quantities need to be purchased or produced to support business growth.

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