At Al Tayer Insignia, your career is more than a job — it’s a journey into the heart of luxury retail. For over 40 years, we’ve partnered with the world’s most iconic brands, creating award-winning retail experiences across our boutiques, department stores, and leading online platforms. With stores and outlets across the GCC and a truly seamless omnichannel presence, we bring style, innovation, and heritage together. Here, you’ll join a diverse, customer obsessed, passionate team that celebrates creativity, values individuality, and empowers you to grow. Join us on our journey, reimagining fashion and redefining the meaning of luxury in the region.
At Bloomingdale’s and Harvey Nichols Fashion, we set the benchmark for luxury fashion retail in the GCC. Our stores are home to the most coveted designer labels and contemporary brands, offering an unparalleled shopping experience for our discerning clientele. Join us and be part of shaping the future of luxury fashion.
We are looking for an experienced Junior Buyer to join our Menswear team. Working with leading emerging and contemporary brands the role includes multi category buying for our department stores in the MENA region.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about fashion trends, luxury brands, and creating assortments that inspire and delight customers.
Be part of a dynamic, trend-driven environment and opportunities for career growth within a leading luxury retail group.
What You'll DoAs a Junior Buyer, you will work closely with the Buying team to develop and deliver category strategies that maximise sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the development and execution of seasonal buying strategies.
- Managing a category within the department and building commercially balanced assortments.
- Researching global fashion trends, emerging brands, competitors, and customer insights.
- Building strong relationships with international luxury brand partners and suppliers.
- Assisting with buying appointments, product selection, pricing, and assortment planning.
- Monitoring sales performance, sell-through, stock levels, and market trends to recommend trading actions.
- Preparing product, competitor, and trend presentations for Buying leadership.
- Managing purchase orders, re-orders, vendor information, and product lifecycle activities.
- Working collaboratively with Planning, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Visual Merchandising, Finance, and Store Operations to ensure successful product launches and seasonal execution.
People Management Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assumes responsibility for the outcomes of others. Promotes a sense of urgency and establishes and enforces individual accountability in the team. Works with people to establish explicit performance standards. Is completely on top of what is going on and knows where things stand. Provides balanced
feedback at the most critical times.
- Proactively develops relationships with a wide variety of people. Builds immediate rapport, even when facing difficult or tense situations. Understands interpersonal and group dynamics and reacts in an effective manner. Engages input from others constantly and listens with empathy and concern. Readily distinguishes between what’s relevant and what’s unimportant to make sense of complex situations. Looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers. Analyzes multiple and diverse sources of information to define problems accurately before moving to solutions.
- Delivers messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner. Articulates messages in a way that is broadly understandable. Adjusts communication content and style to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.
- Takes consistent action to develop new skills. Finds ways to apply strengths to new issues. Is aware of the skills needed to be successful in different situations and levels. Seeks assignments that stretch him/her beyond comfort zone.
- Decisively makes high-quality decisions, even when based on incomplete information or in the face of uncertainty. Actively seeks input from pertinent sources to make timely and well-informed decisions. Skillfully separates opinions from facts. Is respected by others for displaying superior judgment.
What We're Looking ForWe're looking for someone who combines commercial thinking with a genuine passion for luxury fashion.
You'll ideally have:
- 3–5 years' experience in fashion Menswear buying or category management within a luxury fashion department store environment.
- Experience working with international fashion brands.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to analyse sales performance and market trends.
- Excellent negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience preparing product, trend, and buying presentations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A degree in Fashion, Buying, Merchandising, Business, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Flexibility to travel internationally for buying appointments and market visits.
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Experience buying for luxury or premium fashion categories.
- Strong understanding of global fashion trends and consumer behaviour.
- A proactive, curious, creative and commercially driven mindset to grow the portfolio.
- Excellent organisation, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences through world-class product selection.
Why Join Us?
At Bloomingdale's Fashion and Harvey Nichols Fashion, you'll work with iconic global luxury brands in an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and innovation. You'll gain exposure to international buying markets, build strong relationships with leading fashion houses, and play a key role in shaping the future of luxury retail across the region.
If you're passionate about luxury fashion and ready to take the next step in your buying career, we'd love to hear from you.
