Are you passionate about jeans and creating the right product offering that resonates with both established and new customers? Do you have the vision and drive to strengthen a brand identity and expand customer bases? If so, we have the ideal challenge for you.
JACK&JONES is looking for a BUYER to be the driving force in re-shaping their product offering across 26 retail stores in Finland and taking JACK&JONES’s products and brand to the next level.
YOUR TEAM
JACK&JONES is on an amazing journey as a brand – and as a business. We are fully committed to turn our customers into our fans – a journey that requires a buyer with a vision, courage as well as proven experience in assortment selection.
At JACK&JONES Retail, Finland we are a strong operational team consisting of area management, area visual merchandisers, store management as well as our international buying function that works with a multi-category and multi-lifecycle product experience.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Strategic Buying: Plan, execute, and manage purchasing with a long-term vision, aligning with market trends and customer preferences.
- NOOS Operations: Maintain and enhance the Never-Out-Of-Stock (NOOS) assortment to maximize sales and customer satisfaction.
- Business Analysis: Identify business opportunities by analyzing performance data from Finland and other Nordic markets.
- Collaboration: Partner with retail manager, visual merchandiser, local operational team and Danish colleagues to drive a unified approach to collection planning and execution.
- Operational Management: Oversee pricing, campaign management, and inventory control.
- Customer Focus: Gather feedback from stores to ensure collections meet customer expectations and optimize product placement.
YOUR BENEFITS
- Freedom to act and take chances
- Set your mark on the JACK&JONES brand and our Retail business’ turnaround
- A workplace where you are surrounded by fun, trendy collections, which is also part of an international fashion company in full development
- We offer ongoing trainings & sparring to support you in your future as a buyer
- We offer real career opportunities in an international company
YOUR PROFILE
You have a genuine passion for retail and the fashion industry, including an active interest in following trends and understanding brands. At least 5 years of relevant work experience, ideally in retail, fashion buying, or related fields, of which 3 years in roles involving purchasing or assortment planning responsibilities.
Skills:
- Strong business mindset, with the ability to identify sales opportunities and confidently take calculated risks
- Analytical skills to use data for decision-making when planning and managing purchasing
- Proficiency in data tools (e.g., SF5, PBI, D365) is an advantage
- Fluent in Finnish and English, with excellent communication and social skills
- Ability to understand long-term strategies while being able to do detail-oriented work.
Personal Attributes:
- Entrepreneurial and proactive, you can take responsibility
- Resilient and adaptable, embracing challenges and learning from failures
- Goal oriented and keen to work towards set targets
- A collaborative team player, skilled at building relationships within international teams and store networks
- Passionated about fashion, trends, and understanding customer needs.
Work location: Our HQ is located in Espoo, Finland. The buyer will visit quarterly in Bestseller´s HQ in Brande as well regularly the stores in Finland.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU
Please contact Senior Headhunter Melinda Holmén (+358 40 760 4250), or Senior Headhunter Terhi Ahokas (+358 50 388 9600), if you need to know more, before sending your application and CV via the link as soon as possible and no later than Friday 28.2.2025. We process applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to take down the ad when we find the right candidate.
ABOUT JACK & JONES
JACK & JONES is high-quality fashion for young men. Founded in 1990, JACK & JONES is now the largest business unit within BESTSELLER and is, with its 1000+ stores, the biggest menswear retailer in Europe. With jeans as the core business, JACK & JONES enriches the heritage of authentic jeanswear by respecting history and focusing on innovative treatments and designs.
JACK & JONES covers the many facets of a young man’s wardrobe. From his playful youth to his need for timeless classics, the brand brings in a world of brotherhood, fun, and good vibes in all its designs. And since 2017, JACK & JONES has expanded its brand portfolio with JACK & JONES PLUS, JACK & JONES JUNIOR, and JJXX.
JACK & JONES is part of the worldwide fashion company BESTSELLER. For more information, please go to www.jackjones.com or www.bestseller.com. nes.com or www.bestseller.com.
