Strategist, Fashion Buying Job at WGSN in New York

Overview

The role : Strategist, Fashion Buying to join our New York based team. Salary range - $64,000 - $83,000. This role is office-based out of our New York office.

Working at WGSN

Together, we create tomorrow. A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We are a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and more, united by a common goal : to create tomorrow. WGSN's forecasts power product design across consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory.

Role overview

We are looking for a full-time Strategist who has proven fashion buying experience to join our Forecasting team. The role will be based out of our New York office. You will write industry reports related to the global commercial fashion market, interpreted through the buyer lens. You should be articulate in written English, data analysis and visual communication. As a strategist, you will contribute to team projects, providing direction in your area of expertise by building and maintaining strong, global department relationships. You will feed into the department’s global content strategy and ensure alignment with key departmental KPIs.

You will have a strong background in fashion buying, including the ability to balance quantitative and qualitative data. You understand the buyer’s seasonal development process and its major milestones, and you have visibility into issues such as sustainability, pricing, supply chain. You are knowledgeable about different retail formats and the challenges buyers face in each. You will produce reports identifying product opportunities for WGSN’s buying clients at item, category and divisional levels using image research and WGSN’s data across e-commerce, search, catwalks, social media and consumer insights.

You will have significant experience in a buying capacity; preferably with experience at monobrand and multibrand retailers and omnichannel experience. You will comment confidently on the implications of apparel trends across multiple product categories. This role sits at a level equivalent to an in-brand Buyer.

Key accountabilities

• Researching and creating solution-driven content, showing an understanding of client needs across the buying platform. Deliver this content in written, visual or video formats.
• Support the Senior Strategist to maintain a strong working relationship with Global Content, Content Operations, Sales, Marketing and Product Development.
• Contribute to team forecast and R&D sessions, raising the quality of work within the Buying team while aligning with in-house editorial guidelines.
• Propose new ideas for content creation, report processes and formats.
• Represent Buying for WGSN at client-facing meetings, tradeshows and events and media engagements with confidence and visibility.
• Stay informed of global client needs and industry changes to anticipate challenges.
• Research and develop macro and micro trends as part of a designated Buying team, contributing to content direction.
• Forecast and track market trends using quantitative and qualitative data across markets, demographics and regions.
• Collaborate beyond the Buying department to share knowledge within the wider Fashion Content team.
• Improve content standards and relevance by evaluating internal data and client feedback to drive traffic growth.
• Travel nationally and internationally to cover industry trade shows, conferences and events as required.
• Provide quotes for press and broadcast media as required.
• Work with the consultancy arm, WGSN Mindset, to deliver projects and workshops to clients when required.
• Build cross-functional partnerships with data science and analytics teams.

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver.

Skills, experience & qualifications required

What we offer

Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own needs, including :

More about WGSN

WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting. We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow’s consumer.

Our values

We Are Everywhere

The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN tracks and analyses consumer behaviours, product innovation and design, everywhere.

We Are Future Focused

We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source and analyse data to produce forecasts focused on helping customers create a successful tomorrow.

We Are Rigorous

We source and assess data to produce robust, actionable forecasts and credible insights for clients.

Our culture

An inclusive culture is a key priority. We value a diverse team with varied strengths and perspectives that reflect the global audience we work with.

Inclusive workforce

We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability, including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030.

Recognising great performance

Our awards schemes recognise and reward brilliant achievements. We offer a flexible working environment with hybrid and agile arrangements; we do not offer full remote work. If you require reasonable adjustments during the process, please let us know so we can support you.

A Note for Applicants

We use AI to help screen applications to identify candidates whose skills match the role, removing personal information to promote fair and unbiased processes.

A Note for Recruiters

Thank you for your interest. Our internal Talent Acquisition team handles recruitment. We partner with agencies on our Preferred Supplier List and may not respond to unsolicited CVs outside our PSL.

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