J.Lindeberg, Senior Buyer - Ski and Golf

The Scandinavian Fashion House J.Lindeberg was founded in Stockholm 1996 with the vision to build an international brand for modern and aware consumers.

The company bridges fashion and function, offering outstanding products for a modern active lifestyle. The collections consist of menswear and womenswear offering fashion, tailoring, active, golf and skiwear.

Today distribution covers more than 35 countries, and there are close to 90 J.Lindeberg stores and 35 shop-in-shops in e.g. Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Munich, New York, Miami, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. J.Lindeberg is sold in over 900 stores, including the leading high-end department and specialty stores around the world.

We are proud sponsors of competitions all over the world such as The Omega Masters European Tour and the Alpine Ski World Cup. Our friends and ambassadors are some of the best athletes in the world, including Camilo Villegas and Sandra Lahnsteiner. We also support the “1% for the planet” and we work hard to provide sustainable solutions for everything we do. Visit our website www.jlindeberg.com to learn more.

We are looking for a Senior Buyer to men’s and women’s ski and golf. You will be a key member of our buying team and work closely with Design & Pattern maker, as well as with our selected suppliers. At JL you will have the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most talented, passionate and fun people in the industry. If you like things to move fast, have an entrepreneurial spirit and never settle, you’ll fit right in.

Your key areas will be:

• Fabric sourcing
• Sourcing new suppliers
• Evaluate and allocate garments to suppliers based on company strategy, price, MOQ, lead time and quality/technical level.
• Product development
• Production planning and capacity booking.
• Greige calculations and booking.
• Color assortments fabric bookings and allocation.
• Responsible for keeping margins according to company standard
• Educating and upgrading suppliers of the J.Lindebergs standards in garment quality and ways of working.
• Optimizing styles and make sure all products keep premium quality level
• Supplier communication and negotiations
• cancellations & buy-ups
• Order negotiation regarding accepting orders, MOQ, prices, deliveries, payment terms and surcharges
• Building new and maintaining supplier relationships and network including business travels
• Guidance and planning for Junior Buyer/Production Coordinator.
• Set the planning and range with design controller team and management
• recruitment of team

To succeed in this role you have a few years’ experience as a Senior Buyer within the textile industry, preferably within woven ski or technical sport garments. There is a big plus if you have a genuine interest in skiing/snowboarding and/or golf, but it is not a must. We wish you to be product driven with an interest in the product cycle from development to sold in shop. You also enjoy being organized and attentive to details.

We are despite our size a very entrepreneurial company, so you should enjoy working in a very dynamic and flexible environment and be able to think on your feet.

You will be offered the possibility to work with a global lifestyle brand in a learning environment where you will get the opportunity to grow.

The position is a full-time temporary post of at least 12 months.

Contact. Infinity is responsible for this recruitment. For any questions, please contact Stina Koskijev, Infinity, on phone or email: 070-5591192 / emil.nilsson@infinityhr.se