JUNIOR BUYER (F/M/D)

Your challenge

• Communicate with suppliers and build relationships
• Collaborate in the product development process with our product developers and designers
• Support with negotiation of prices and delivery dates
• Creation and maintenance of line sheets and order overviews
• PO creation
• Fabric sourcing and research with special attention to sustainable fabrics, as well as communication with fabric suppliers and price negotiation
• Plan and monitor the stock of the running fabrics
• I nterpret trading file data, extract key insights, and apply these learnings to facilitate purchasing decisions
• Enter fabric specifications and maintain a fabric stock list
• Attend concept & proto meetings and submit fabric information to the product team
• Attend fabric fairs

Your core skills

• A degree in fashion management or in business administration, or equivalent qualification
• Relevant experience (approx. 1-2years) as Junior Buyer, ideally with a focus on high-end women's clothing
• Passion for fashion, particularly in e-commerce business
• Good sense of trends and quality
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• You are a highly motivated team player with a hands-on mentality
• Structured, goal-oriented, and independent way of working
• Very good IT skills incl. MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Very good spoken and written English

Your benefits

• An entrepreneurial environment that you can proactively help shape as well as valuable insights into the development of an omnichannel fashion brand
• Great opportunities for personal development and career advancement
• An open, transparent company culture with flat hierarchies
• Creative freedom and exciting tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
• Beautiful office space in Berlin-Charlottenburg
• A structured Feedback & Performance process
• Hybrid working model
• Subsidized monthly ticket for public transport
• Great employee and family & friends discount on our whole collection
• Regular team events
• A paid volunteer day per year to support a local organization or initiative

About us

IVY OAK is a Berlin-based advanced contemporary occasionwear brand founded by Caroline Gentz in 2016. The collections are defined by their signature handwriting, selections of high-quality fabrics and attention to detail.

The brand’s true mission is to disrupt the fashion industry, working towards more conscious choices, creating a meaningful long-lasting wardrobe for today’s community and the generations to come.

The brand encompasses more than just fashion and acquires a need for responsible practices, transparent communication and above all to strive for change.

IVY OAK accepts, deforms, relearns, and transforms with a view to the world, life and the challenges of our society.

IVY OAK is one of Europe's renowned fashion labels and is represented beyond the borders of Europe with its own online store and through various retail partners.