Junior Fashion/Retail Buyer - Shoes
About the job
- 1–3 years of experience in buying, merchandising, planning, or commercial support; fashion, e-commerce, or retail experience is preferred.
- Comfort using Excel or Google Sheets, including pivot tables and lookups.
- Interest in and understanding of footwear, including key brands, seasonality, sizing, and trend versus core basics.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple timelines, including launches, deliveries, and campaign preparation.
- Good communication skills for working with internal teams and external vendors.
- Lead the range build and buying process, including SKU selection, order quantities, delivery phasing, and product set-up accuracy.
- Define and execute replenishment strategy for core styles and best sellers, ensuring strong availability by size.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain and Operations to manage delivery timelines and resolve supply issues.
- Support weekly trading routines by tracking performance by brand, franchise, price point, and key styles.
- Identify risks and opportunities, such as fast sellers, slow movers, size gaps, and pricing gaps, and propose actions.
- Assist with campaign readiness by ensuring hero SKUs, stock availability, and promotional set-up are aligned.
- Support day-to-day communication with brands and vendors, including purchase order follow-ups, delivery confirmations, and product information collection.
- Assist in preparing business reviews and meeting materials covering sell-through, best sellers, markdown performance, and availability.
- Work with content and onsite teams to ensure product pages are trade-ready, including images, attributes, size and fit information, color mapping, and correct categorization.
- Support accurate system set-up, including costs, RRPs, size runs, barcodes, and product hierarchy.
- Coordinate with Marketing, Merchandising, Planning, Finance, Operations, and Content to ensure smooth execution from buy to launch and trading.
About the company
Zalora is an online fashion retailer in Southeast Asia that uses a marketplace model to offer a large product range from local and international brands. It earns revenue by taking a commission on each sale of items like clothing, footwear, accessories, and beauty products, without holding significant inventory. The platform competes by focusing on fashion and lifestyle, curating over 50,000 items and providing features such as trend updates and style edits to help shoppers discover products. By targeting young, tech-savvy consumers and niche markets (e.g., modest wear, plus sizes) and running promotions for first-time subscribers, Zalora aims to attract and retain customers in a competitive e-commerce space.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$58.6M
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Founded
2012
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The March 2026 masterbrand launch strengthens partnerships and refreshes customer acquisition.
- ZALORA’s AI chatbot lifted Singapore and Hong Kong satisfaction 20% year-on-year.
- Grab PayLater on ZALORA reduces checkout friction and expands basket sizes.
What critics are saying
- ZALORA cut 100 Southeast Asian jobs in April 2025, signaling fragile profitability.
- GFG reported H1 2026 revenue down 3.5%, pressuring ZALORA’s growth engine.
- Shopee, Lazada, and fast-fashion rivals compress margins and weaken ZALORA’s category moat.
What makes ZALORA Group unique
- ZALORA launched ‘Got You Looking’ on February 20, 2026, sharpening its masterbrand.
- Its six-market footprint spans Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, and Taiwan.
- ZALORA combines fashion retail with omnichannel experiments like The Terminal and 1SS fulfillment.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options