Become a Fashion Buyer or Merchandiser

Become a Fashion Buyer or Merchandiser, available at $59.99, has an average rating of 4.25, with 18 lectures, 8 quizzes, based on 4 reviews, and has 17 subscribers.

You will learn about 1. Examine the roles and relationships between retailers, buyers, manufacturers, suppliers and customers 2 Interpret the key characteristics, processes and terms involved in fashion buying and merchandising 3 Examine the role and impact of customer profiling and the focus on customer profiling to maximise retail sales 4 Understand the fashion life cycle and the buying cycle and the Product Life cycle 5 Develop skills in identifying trends and trend forecasting 7 Develop seasonal calendars, range plans, and financial range plans 8 Create boards which illustrate product ranges and creative inspiration and/or factors which are influencing the cycle of fashion 9. Understand visual merchandsing and create a Retail Planogram This course is ideal for individuals who are If you want to follow your passion and fullfill your potential in the fashion business this course is a great start. Are you interested in a trainee role in fashion buying or merchandising or simply want to take an indepth look at what these roles intail before you pursue a career in fashion then this is the course for you It is particularly useful for If you want to follow your passion and fullfill your potential in the fashion business this course is a great start. Are you interested in a trainee role in fashion buying or merchandising or simply want to take an indepth look at what these roles intail before you pursue a career in fashion then this is the course for you.

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Summary

Title: Become a Fashion Buyer or Merchandiser

Price: $59.99

Average Rating: 4.25

Number of Lectures: 18

Number of Quizzes: 8

Number of Published Lectures: 18

Number of Published Quizzes: 8

Number of Curriculum Items: 26

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 26

Original Price: €64.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

1. Examine the roles and relationships between retailers, buyers, manufacturers, suppliers and customers
2 Interpret the key characteristics, processes and terms involved in fashion buying and merchandising
3 Examine the role and impact of customer profiling and the focus on customer profiling to maximise retail sales
4 Understand the fashion life cycle and the buying cycle and the Product Life cycle
5 Develop skills in identifying trends and trend forecasting
7 Develop seasonal calendars, range plans, and financial range plans
8 Create boards which illustrate product ranges and creative inspiration and/or factors which are influencing the cycle of fashion
9. Understand visual merchandsing and create a Retail Planogram

Who Should Attend

If you want to follow your passion and fullfill your potential in the fashion business this course is a great start. Are you interested in a trainee role in fashion buying or merchandising or simply want to take an indepth look at what these roles intail before you pursue a career in fashion then this is the course for you

Target Audiences

If you want to follow your passion and fullfill your potential in the fashion business this course is a great start. Are you interested in a trainee role in fashion buying or merchandising or simply want to take an indepth look at what these roles intail before you pursue a career in fashion then this is the course for you

Having a passion for fashion is great but its just the beginning– for me it is about finding that amazing balance between creativity and commerce. It is when you are excited about seeing your fashion products that you have painstakingly researched, ideated, sourced, developed and manufactured six months earlier, going into retail stores and the resulting subsequent sales because your customers love it too. This is the sweet spot you want to hit every time you have new fashion products arriving into your stores.

Being a fashion buyer is an exciting career but it doesn’t just happen because you love shopping or because you love fashion womens clothes or accessories, mens clothes, gender neutral clothing and such. It’s a challenging, fast-paced job that has to do with the latest trends and how to get them into your stores at the right price and at the right time. There are skills to learn and develop, knowledge to gain and experience to accumulate. The role and responsibilities vary greatly depending on the retail buying structure or the type of company you may work in.

It is not all about fashion shows, Fashion week, London Fashion week or New York Fashion weeek either or walking in and out of show rooms with rails of clothes to select from. On the contrary if you are a buyer for a business developing private label products i.e. developing ranges from design to retail then you require a broad skill set to execute the full process successfully.

This course will introduce you to the most important areas of Fashion buying that you need to know to kick start a career in fashion.

What you will learn

Fashion Trend Forecasting

The Role of The Fashion Buyer and Merchandiser

Seasonal Planning

The Fashion Cycles

Customer Profiling

Fashion Range Planning

Visual Display

Supplier Relationships

Sales and Key Performance indicators

It is ultimately the fashion buyers’ role to understand their customers, keep abreast of the latest market trends, source the right products and get them into the stores at the right price and at the right time. It’s a job that requires you to be organized, have an eye for detail, work to tight deadlines, have great communication and negotiation skills along with good analytical and problem-solving skills to name a few.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Trend Forcasting and Mood Boards

Lecture 1: Trend Forecasting

Lecture 2: Mood Boards

Chapter 3: The Role Of The Buyer and The Merchandiser

Lecture 1: The Role of The Buyer and Merchandiser

Chapter 4: Fundamentals of Fashion

Lecture 1: Fundametals of Fashion

Chapter 5: Fashion Seasonal Planning

Lecture 1: Seasonal Planning

Lecture 2: Developing A Seasonal Calendar

Lecture 3: Developing a Seasonal Calendar for Assignment One

Chapter 6: Fashion Life Cycle and Product life Cycle

Lecture 1: Fashion Life Cycle

Lecture 2: Product Life Cycle

Chapter 7: The Buying Cycle

Lecture 1: The Buying Cycle

Chapter 8: Customer Profling

Lecture 1: Customer Profiling

Lecture 2: Customer Profile Example

Chapter 9: Fashion Range Planning

Lecture 1: Range Planning

Lecture 2: Mood Board 2 examples and Excel Sheet

Chapter 10: Retail Planograms

Lecture 1: Planograms

Chapter 11: Suppliers

Lecture 1: Suppliers

Chapter 12: Sales and KPI's

Lecture 1: Retail Sales and KPI's

Instructors

Anne Marie Mc Auley
Lecturer in Fashion Buying and Merchandising

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