Become a fashion buyer - learn the essentials

Become a Fashion Buyer: Your Essential Guide to a Successful Career

Ready to launch a career in the exciting world of fashion? This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of becoming a fashion buyer. Discover if this career path is right for you and gain a deep understanding of the key tasks and skills needed to excel.

Why Choose This Course?

Designed by a seasoned fashion lecturer with 10 years of industry experience and 10 years of lecturing at top universities, this course has helped thousands of students. By the end, you'll confidently understand what a fashion buyer does and be prepared to either pursue further education or confidently apply for your first fashion buyer job.

Course Content:

• Introduction to Fashion Buying: Get a clear understanding of the role and its importance in the fashion industry.

• Buyer Responsibilities & KPIs: Learn about the main responsibilities of a fashion buyer, the key performance indicators (KPIs) used to evaluate performance, and the essential skills for success.

• Fashion Buying Department Structures: Explore the organizational structures of buying departments, from small businesses to large corporations. Understand different buying roles, including brand buyers and product developers, and the other staff roles that collaborate with buyers.

• Fashion Range Planning: Master the steps involved in effectively planning a successful fashion range.

• Trend Forecasting: Gain insights into various sources used for predicting fashion trends and receive a practical checklist to create your own trend board.

• Financial Planning for Fashion Ranges: Understand the financial aspects of fashion range planning, including key considerations for building a profitable collection.

• Supplier Sourcing & Evaluation: Learn how to effectively source fashion suppliers, evaluate their capabilities, and understand the different types of suppliers available.

• Supplier Negotiation: Develop essential negotiation skills for securing favorable terms with fashion suppliers.

• Understanding Costing: Demystify landed cost price calculation and learn the strategies for setting optimal retail prices. Includes crucial gross profit calculations for a comprehensive understanding of financial performance.

• Analytical Functions & Open to Buy (OTB): Explore fundamental analytical functions within a buying department and gain a clear understanding of Open to Buy (OTB). Includes basic calculations and examples.

• Sales Reports: Learn which key sales reports are reviewed regularly by fashion buyers and how to interpret them.

• Landing Your First Role: Receive expert tips on securing your first fashion buyer job. Covers topics like work experience, qualifications, finding job openings, crafting compelling cover letters and CVs, and preparing for interviews.