Fashion Buying Planner
13 hours ago
Vitoria-Gasteiz
About MIISTA Miista is a dynamic and innovative company with operations in five countries: UK, US, France, Spain, and Portugal. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and professional growth. As a fast-developing fashion lifestyle brand with expanding retail and e-commerce channels, we combine creativity both in our product and in our marketing with strong commercial discipline to drive sustainable growth. The Role We are looking for a Senior Fashion Buying Planner to lead our long-term global buying strategy, demand forecasting and commercial planning. This is a senior, high-impact role combining commercial strategic buying, financial controlling, and performance analysis. You will play a key role in shaping seasonal collection buying decisions, managing budgets and OTB, and driving profitable growth across all channels and territories. Key Responsibilities Buying Strategy & Seasonal Planning • Own and define the global buying strategy by season and channel (Retail & E-commerce)., • Analysing historical sales data and market trends to predict future demand., • Lead seasonal buy planning, including product families, volumes, pricing architecture, and sell-through targets., • Develop and manage the Brief to Buy, balancing creative vision with commercial objectives., • Plan, monitor, and control NOS (Never Out of Stock) lines and sizing ratios. Budgeting, OTB & Financial Control • Developing comprehensive purchasing plans and budgets, collaborating with product, commercial and finance teams to align on product strategy and budgets., • Prepare, manage, and monitor the buying budget in line with sales, margin, and cash-flow targets., • Determining the right quantity of product to order and the optimal timing for those orders., • Own and control the Open To Buy (OTB) on a weekly and seasonal basis., • Analyse deviations vs plan and propose corrective actions., • Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities. Sales, Stock & Performance Control • Weekly monitoring of sales, stock levels, transfers, deliveries, and store shipments., • Setting inventory policies, such as safety stock levels., • Optimise stock flow, allocation, implementation, and replenishment across all territories., • In collaboration with the Supply Chain Manager, track order calendars, deliveries, and intake schedules to ensure operational accuracy. KPIs, Strategy & Analysis • Define, track, and analyse key business KPIs (sell-through, margin, stock turn, markdown, availability)., • Evaluate the impact of commercial decisions on business performance., • Support execution of the strategic business plan. Pricing & Promotional Strategy • Develop and control pricing strategy to ensure competitiveness and margin optimisation., • Plan, manage, and analyse the promotional calendar., • Evaluate promotional performance and post-action results. About You • 8+ years’ experience in fashion buying, planning commercial controlling, ideally in a multi-channel environment., • Proven experience managing significant buying budgets and OTB., • Strong commercial and analytical mindset with a data-driven approach., • Solid understanding of fashion product lifecycles and calendars., • Confident decision-maker with excellent communication skills. Tools & Languages Advanced Excel and experience with ERP / BI systems. Fluent English required; Spanish is a strong plus. Why Join MIISTA • Senior role with real ownership and strategic influence., • Opportunity to shape key commercial decisions of a growing international brand through data analysis., • Creative, collaborative, and inclusive company culture., • Competitive compensation and benefits. Our Position: The Opposite Thing Designed in London — Made in Spain — EU Sourced and Produced Miista upends the exclusionary practices of the fashion industry to show how we’re actually living now. Over the last ten years, we are proud to have built a brand that, through craft, our community, the risks we’ve taken and a sometimes bizarre willingness to laugh at ourselves, has made an elegant commitment to the alternative. A dedication to the opposite thing. What does that mean? That we’re happy to sacrifice profit and to subvert problematic fashion trends for women to create a product that has personality in addition to aesthetic value. A product that knows women don’t really shop using the search words ‘pretty’ now. If we were your friend, Miista would be the odd one at school who grew up and got an attitude and a sense of confidence. You know when it’s a Miista.
