If you have an interest in fashion but you don’t want to become fashion designer or any other kind of work in fashion, then you can apply for fashion buyer. If you want to apply a Position in fashion buyer then you should have a degree in fashion design or fashion merchandising, so it’s is easily to become a fashion buyer. To become a fashion buyer just completing your High school degree you can try courses in fashion related. These is not compulsory that you must complete your graduation in any field to become a fashion buyer but some of company have their eligible criteria to complete your graduation to become a fashion buyer. Everyone has their own passion in fashion so if you have knowledge in fabric, accounting, marketing, retail price then you can become a fashion buyer easily.
Every brand has its own distinct fashion buyer. Now, you will ask what is buyer? Who buy clothes from wholesaler or retailers from market? Every brand or company select their own specific fashion buyer who buy clothes from retailers. What do you need to become a fashion designer here are some points which I am sharing with you? –
- Complete a high school degree. Some company also prefer to complete your bachelor’s degree in any field because according to their eligible criteria followed.
- Have some knowledge related to fashion industry.
- Collect inform related to fabric material how its cost after making clothes.
- Gain experience related to fashion design.
- You should have good knowledge in accounts.
- Get certificated degree in fashion buyer.
- Prepare yourself for interview in fashion brands or company.
Here are some points which can helpful you to become a fashion buyer. A fashion buyer is an individual who works with a clothing retailer or fashion company to help them make purchasing decisions that promote their brand. Fashion buyer is playing a very important role in fashion industry because they must manage Product inventory, sales price, make the final price of clothes according to customer satisfaction. They always follow the latest trends in clothes according customer needs and satisfaction. Now sharing with you what are the responsibility and duty of fashion buyer: –
- They should have a good relationship with suppliers.
- Developing sales strategy.
- Create retail price for the market according to customer needs.
- Decide final rate of clothes, accessories and shoes.
- Always follow latest trends to maintain the company selling.
- Ensuring Suppliers meet deadlines.
- They make offer on clothes stuff when they get outdated according to trends.
- Negotiate with supplier on the cost.
Fashion buyer always follow the industry trends and create the retail price according to customer needs. Maintain their fashion trends while going to shopping mall, read magazine, fashion blogs, online collection and so many other ways to follow the fashion trends. Learning will never end, if you are old it doesn’t matter but your knowledge and experience will count according to your work.
You have to collect so many experiences in fashion field because after that you will get good knowledge and you can become a good fashion buyer in a fashion industry.
- Mostly company hire after completing their internship in fashion and when they have a vacancy after they hire a fashion buyer according to their work.
- You find an entry level position in fashion buyer it can be assistant buyer, retailer sales person or purchasing clerk.
- You should have a good knowledge on inventory, how to negotiate in prices and mange final retailing price to maintain their stock.
There are so many organizations company which provide you training scholarship, professional development and networking opportunity they are
Council of fashion designer of America (CFDA), American apparel and footwear association (AAFA), National retail federation (NRF) and so on.
You have to follow some point that can help you to become a fashion retailer buyer in fashion industry, they are: –
- Commercial awareness
- Ability to make decisions
- Ability to cope with pressure
- Math skill
- Managing stock level
- Negotiating price quantity and delivery time scale
- Visiting fashion shoes and transferred to look for new product
- The review on the clothes which is new and old ones
- Maintain the financial administration
- Competition is always higher so looking on that they always make sensible planning and careful purchase in price.
In above mention topic, all details about fashion buyer. How to become a fashion buyer? What point should follow according to them? What degree is need in fashion buyer? Some points which can help you to become a fashion retailer buyer. Every detail is mention above read carefully it will be helpful for you if you’re interested in fashion field.
