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<title><![CDATA[Senior Buyer -- Plus Sizes]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3401</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rainbow USA Inc. is one of the fastest growing junior, kids, plus, and petite specialty apparel chains. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and founded in 1935, Rainbow is a fashion leader to its 14-49 year old customers. There are almost 1100 stores in 38 states including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands operating under various trade names, such as Rainbow, Rainbow Plus, Rainbow Kids, 579, and Marianne's. Rainbow's customers appreciate and purchase fashion apparel, but are value conscious and look to Rainbow to provide fashion forward trends at inexpensive price points. We are very successful in our market niches and enjoy growing sales and profit above the market average. We are in growth mode and add 60-80 new stores per year on average.Rainbow employees enjoy being part of a progressive and rapidly growing organization. Our staff is hard working, loyal and dedicated. In addition, we provide many opportunities for growth and a career path. Indeed over 60% of our management team is promoted internally.We are seeking friendly, high energy, career orientated individuals to join our growing team.-- Buyer (Plus Sizes) --We are seeking a fashion led Buyer  for Plus Sizes to have responsibility for the ladies clothing ranges. Now with over 1100 stores and 80% of which are carrying fashion for our plus-size customer Our aim is to provide clothing for real women who don't want to compromise on quality or fashion! It is likely this person will manage all areas of the Plus-Size arena so experience is essential. The Plus Buyer must have strong development skills and have the ability to manage a small team.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Buyer -- Girls (7-16)]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3404</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rainbow USA is recognized as one of the fastest growing junior, kids, plus, and petite, specialty apparel retail chains and has grown to over 1,000 retail stores!  We have multiple retail lines that pride themselves on their impeccable customer service, strong customer loyalty, and fashion forward apparel.  Rainbow USA is a progressive and rapidly growing retail organization that consistently thrives to open 60 retail store locations each year. Since 1935 the company has been privately held, debt free and growing.We are seeking friendly, high energy, career orientated individuals to join our growing team.-- Buyer Girls --We are seeking a fashion led Girls Buyers to have responsibility for the sizes 7-16 ranges. Now with over 1100 stores; our aim is to provide clothing for girls who don't want to compromise on quality, price, or fashion!  The Girls Buyers must have strong development skills and have the ability to work with a small team.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Garment professional looking for part time assignments]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3539</link>
<description><![CDATA[I am a garments professional from India. With an experience of more than 20 years in garments manufacturing and exporting, I am looking for part time assignments in production coordination and quality inspections.I am well experienced in factory evaluations, Setting up of production lines and conducting quality inspections. I have no reservations in traveling to other countries for conducting inspections.If any one needs a person to look after their productions needs in India or near by countries, I am happy to work with them.If you need any more information about myself, please send me a mail to ganeshkasinadhuni@gmail.com]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Assistant Menswear Buyer]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3544</link>
<description><![CDATA[South Moon Under is searching for a fashion savvy, dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic, highly organized person to join our team as an Assistant Buyer for our Menswear Division. The Assistant Buyer should be able to accomplish the following:XIdentify, form relationships, maintain direct contact with most sought-after brands across key lifestyle categories XManage buying process including (1) negotiating terms, (2) placing purchase order, (3) acquiring creative assets, (4) setting-up skus, (5) approving final sale listing XMaintain and report on Open-to-Buy XManage in-season business by analyzing sales information to identify opportunities to increase sales and improve margins XGreat negotiator with excellent communication and selling skills.XHigh taste level with proven talent to envision and interpret fashion trendsXStrategic and analytical thinker XExcellent assortment planning skills with a rolodex of vendor sources with the ability to research and develop a vendor base for successful merchandisingXManage vendor performance through effective negotiation and communication to maximize profitability, achieve financial objectives, and ensure optimal supply chain operationsXSouth Moon Under is a friendly, high energy, fast-paced environment with a supportive team atmosphere.  We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. This position is located in our Berlin, MD Headquarters on the Eastern Shore. Please forward a cover letter, resume, and salary history- email: resumes@southmoonunder.com, fax: 410-641-3725 or mail: South Moon Under, 619 Franklin Ave, Berlin, MD 21811. ATTN. Human ResourcesPLEASE NO PHONE CALLS South Moon Under is an Equal Opportunity employerWebsite: www.southmoonunder.com]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Planning & Allocation]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3558</link>
<description><![CDATA[Duties include purchase order allocation, maintenance of back stock, consolidation of older goods to top sellers and partnering with merchants and planners to assure the proper merchandise assortment for stores with the optimal inventory levels. Manage and plan merchandise inventory positions and markdown strategies to drive departmental sales, inventory, profit and turnover objectives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Assistant Buyer]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3564</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rainbow USA Inc. is one of the fastest growing junior, kids, plus, and petite specialty apparel chains. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and founded in 1935, Rainbow is a fashion leader to its 14-49 year old customers. There are almost 1100 stores in 38 states including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands operating under various trade names, such as Rainbow, Rainbow Plus, Rainbow Kids, 579, and Marianne's. Rainbow's customers appreciate and purchase fashion apparel, but are value conscious and look to Rainbow to provide fashion forward trends at inexpensive price points.We are very successful in our market niches and enjoy growing sales and profit above the market average. We are in growth mode and add 60-80 new stores per year on average.Rainbow employees enjoy being part of a progressive and rapidly growing organization. Our staff is hard working, loyal and dedicated. In addition, we provide many opportunities for growth and a career path. Indeed over 60% of our management team is promoted internally. Assistant BuyerThe qualified candidate will have a strong work ethic, pay close attention to detail, have good organizational skills, willingness to learn and the desire to make a career. Good communication skills are necessary and punctuality is a must! Must have strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.The company's environment is best suited to creative, fashion-minded individuals. Ideal candidates are upbeat, energetic, recent college grads, fashion-forward thinkers with strong computer skills. If you have excellent interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills and have the ability to work well independently with little supervision this could be the position for you.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Associate Planner - Alternative Apparel]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3597</link>
<description><![CDATA[Associate Planner (New York, NY)Seeking an analytical, experienced retail planner who can take the Alternative Planning function to the next level through in-depth sales analysis and performance tracking.  The ideal candidate is a self-starter, fluent in excel and data-mining.Duties & Responsibilities:Gather and analyze weekly sales reports for each account and report key metrics to Sales team and cross-functional business partnersAssist Retail Planning department with gathering and formatting of Key Retail Accounts' sales data and perform basic sell-thru analysis for such accountsConsolidate weekly analysis into Monthly and Seasonal business reviews that highlight key metrics at the category and key item levelCreate bottom up forecasts for key accounts by season, style/color/size for replenishment and seasonal assortmentsUtilize internal systems to effectively assist NSM with assortment plans as well as EOS profitability reviews per acctUtilize historical data & current trends to identify new opportunities & risks and make actionable recommendations on how to optimize our business with the accounts and achieve financial goalsRecommend and execute seasonal and tiered merchandise flow strategies that maximize sales, profitability and customer expectationsDevelop account-specific plans and recommendations pre-season to aid with the development of the line offered to accountsTrack and analyze Gross Margin by accountUtilize Alternative systems and tools to ensure proper communication between the Sales team and the accountsWork closely with outside sales representatives who represent our brandAssist during market week appointments and tradeshows when necessary]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Assistant Buyer National Basketball Association]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3640</link>
<description><![CDATA[To Apply please use this link:http://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_nba/external/jobDetails.do?functionName=getJobDetail&jobPostId=2413&localeCode=en-usPosition Description Assist the Buyer with traditional buying office responsibilities, which includes financial analysis and management, assortment planning, product development, communicating with vendors, and aiding with various purchase order procedures, for various NBA Store categories of business. Major Responsibilities  Utilize the Island Pacific computer programs to create purchase orders, monitor receipts, observe the selling patterns and administer price activities. Interact effectively with all levels of management throughout the NBA, including NBA Store, Planning, Warehouse, Identity Assurance, Licensing and NBA.com buying and marketing groups. Communicate with vast and evolving vendor base, in order to submit and track purchase orders, develop assortments, negotiate prices and minimums, request samples, arrange returns, invoice resolution, and monitor royalty reporting. Organize and maintain selling history reports, purchase order files, assortment sheets, vendor catalogs, samples, returns, and identity assurance submissions. Interpret financial date and communicate thoughtful business observations and analysis.     Periodically, assist the Corporate Gift Buyer with related event activities. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Merchandise Manager, off price women's sportswear]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3660</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seeking experienced off price Buyer/Merchandise Manager with extensive vendor contacts in upscale/luxury women's sportswear.Responsible for creating relationships, negotiating opportunistic buys, analyzing sales trends, and developing new vendor contacts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fine Jewelry Buyer]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3661</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seeking experienced Fine Jewelry Buyer (diamonds and gemstones). Individual could be based out of NYC or Boston, MA.Responsible for identifying vendors, creating strong relationships, negotiating deals, tracking and analyzing sales trends and working cross funtionally with planning and marketing to plan and execute sales events.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior Merchandising Manager (Apparel Market Expertise)]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3673</link>
<description><![CDATA[PALADIN has an immediate need for a SENIOR MERCHANDISING MANAGER (Apparel Market Expertise) for a FULL TIME role. Our client is an established apparel, lifestyle catalog retailer in the Midwest, one of the fastest growing apparel catalog. The Senior Merchandising Manager plans merchandise for the apparel catalog based on analysis of past trends, customer data, and current market data.  Generates ideas, develops and locates sources for recommended products within all product categories.  Presents the product ideas and page concepts for final product selection.  Negotiates cost of item and recommends retail price consistent with each catalog's business, sales and profitability goals.Key Responsibilities include:Role reports to the VP and will plan merchandise for the apparel catalog based on analysis of past trends, customer data, and current market data. Recommends products for selection in current and future catalogs or other marketing efforts.  Locates most optimal sources and maintains positive vendor relations. Develops merchandise plans for current and future catalogs or other marketing efforts. Analyzes product and category performance data.   Researches and creates new product development/ideas. Participates in catalog preparation and creative/layouts. Determines retail pricing and estimates Communicates with Operational and Quality Assurance Departments Merchandises additional product categories as assigned by the Catalog Director , VP or Merchandising]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Buyer  - Infants & Layette]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3697</link>
<description><![CDATA[Buyer - Infants - LayetteAbility to Partner with Planner in Maintaining Sales, Inventory and Margin Goals.Must Have Strong Negotiating Skills and Vendor Relationships.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Divisional Merchandise Manager]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3698</link>
<description><![CDATA[My client is an ecommerce fashion retailer.  They are growing quickly, especially now that the new parent company is putting in the resources to support the doubling of sales over the next year.  They are in search of a Divisional Merchandise Manager (DMM).Their offices are located in the trendy Fairfax district of Los Angeles.  They provide a fun, casual work environment for their hardworking team.  Relocation allowance is possible although I do not have all the details yet.  They offer a competitive compensation package with great benefits and room for growth.The right candidate has a strong fashion background.  Key to this position is brand acquisition, negotiation skills, and assortment planning.  This means a retail buying and/or merchandising background.  They will lead a team of 6 Merchandise Managers in support of ready to wear, vintage, men's and kids apparel and accessories including handbags and jewelry.They will also collaborate with cross functional teams comprised of marketing, creative and production on shopping events to promote the brand story.  Ideal candidates will come from ecommerce private sale (i.e. Gilt), better off price retail (i.e. Marshall's) or better department stores (i.e. Nordstrom).Please don't make me guess, include a cover letter that details your relevant experience.Primary Responsibilities:Identify, negotiate for and acquire the best fashion brands to achieve sales and marketing objectivesIdentify consumer behavior through sales analysis and market researchEnsure brand and category strategies are trend correctDefine long term strategic direction and financial plans, inspire team to develop strategies, implement and executeCreate annual and seasonal purchase and financial plans to maximize sales and profitsManage team for productivity through effective processes and procedures]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key Account Specialist]]></title>
<link>http://www.clothingindustryjobs.com/JobDisplay.asp?id=3706</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Key Account Specialist will be responsible for the overall process and fulfillment of our Retail, Brand and VIP orders to ensure on time deliveries to our customers while growing the business through quality products and excellent customer service.  Working with internal and external Reps as well as the Finishing team and customers, the Key Account Specialist will manage, track, and communicate the status of our purchase orders from inception through shipment.  The position reports to the Key Account Manager with close ties to the Finishing Lead and Purchasing Managers. Duties & Responsibilities:Account Setup and Review of Vendor GuidesProcess Stock orders and match to EDI once receivedEnsure physical elements of Key Account orders are consistent and accurateProcess Custom orders and determine factory based on available capacity, reliability, and fabricationManage, track, and communicate the status of orders with Reps, customers and vendorsProcess charge-backs that were received on a weekly basis while working to decrease or eliminate themPerform cost analysis to ensure proper margins can be metProvide price quotes and lead-times to internal and external customersProvide sales support for customers and employees when working on custom projectsEnsure that receipt of goods and invoicing for all custom orders are performed in a timely mannerRecommend solutions for process improvements]]></description>
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