Director of Buying & Planning

Operational Supply Chain Leader Fashion | Amsterdam |

Hybrid (60% in the office)

A search by For Believers, your boutique fashion recruiter

About our client

Our client is an Amsterdam-based menswear brand dedicated to creating the perfect shorts, trousers and tops. A Certified B Corporation, it has grown since 2016 into a team of 300+ people from 40+ nationalities. With a strong online presence across Europe, the brand is now expanding its international retail network in cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris and London. Slow fashion, timeless design and craftsmanship are at the centre of everything it does.

The role

As the brand grows across Europe, more and more customers want its shorts, trousers and tops. We are looking for a Director of Buying & Planning, an Operational Supply Chain Leader Fashion who makes sure the right product is in the right place at the right time. You shape the strategy, you enjoy getting into the details, and you build the structure that lets the brand scale.

Whatyou’ll do

• Turn ambition into a plan: translate financial goals into detailed demand plans and build accurate bottom-up forecasts based on assortment and sales data.

• Own production planning:be the main point of contact for manufacturing partners. Manage production timelines, make the most of factory capacity, and make sure goods arrive on time to meet demand.

• Negotiate with impact: lead procurement from start to finish. Negotiate prices, terms and contracts with finished-goods factories and raw material suppliers to protect margins without compromising on quality.

• Lead merchandising: guide and grow the merchandising team. Oversee product allocation, inventory flow and lifecycle management across all sales channels, online and in stores.

• Build for scale: bring structure where it’s missing. When a process, tool or habit keeps getting in the way, you fix it rather than work around it.

The ideal profile

We are looking for a Global Strategic & Operational Supply Chain Leader Fashion: someone who has fulfilled the role of (Senior) Director Buying & Demand Planning at an international fashion group or brands(EMEA/International Markets). In other words, someone who:

• leads a team that makes the right product available at the right time each season, in line with management KPIs, and does so at scale (millions of SKUs per year);

• maintains strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders;

• advises management with data-driven proposals on growth, supply chain strategy, end-to-end planning, inventory risk and P&L optimisation;

• has implemented processes and systems such as IBP/IDP, a forecasting tool and organisation-wide inventory visibility;

• can show measurable results, such as improved on-time delivery and higher forecast accuracy.

Core areas of expertise

Buying & (Demand) Planning

• Integrated Business & Demand Planning (IBP/IDP)

• Inventory management

• Procurement

S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning)

• Implementing S&OP processes

• End-to-end planning management

• Operations excellence

Supply Chain Management

• Supply planning and inbound planning

• Supply strategy & sourcing

• Global vendor management

• Supply chain operations

• 3PL management

Merchandising (DTC/omnichannel)

• OTB & WSSI management

• Merchandise planning

• Retail floor space planning

• Assortment optimisation

TransformationProjects

• Implementing Integrated Business Planning

• Setting up strategic supply chain models and forecasting tools

• Developing and maintaining KPI dashboards

• Implementing ERP and planning systems

Product Development

• Translating design into actual product

• Vendor management

• Product measurements and quality management

Leadership

• People management

• Strategic business initiatives

• Cross-functional collaboration

• P&L reporting

• Change management

Whatyou’llbring

• Extensive experience: 10+ years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role in buying, planning, supply chain or procurement.

• Industry expertise: a strong background in fashion/apparel, retail, consumer goods or manufacturing. Youknow how inventory-driven businesses work.

• Scale-up mentality: you’ve worked in a fast-growing, dynamic environment and have a track record of building scalable processes and driving operational excellence from the ground up.

• Hands-on by choice: you’re comfortable zooming out to shape long-term strategy and zooming in on day-to-day operational challenges.

• Analytical and data-driven: strong forecasting skills, and you use data to make better decisions.

• A strong negotiator: you communicate easily across cultures, from factory floors to the boardroom.

• Fashion or apparel experience: you know the rhythm of seasons, collections and long production lead times.

• Omnichannel know-how: you’ve planned and allocated stock across e-commerce and a growing retail network.

• People leadership: you’ve coached and grown planning or merchandising professionals into confident, independent team members.

Whatyou’ll get

• 25 vacation days and a pension scheme

• Mobility allowance if you live outside of Amsterdam

• All the equipment you need to succeed

• Daily free, fresh lunch at the office

• 20% discount on the entire collection

• Monthly wellbeing budget (Swapfiets, Treatwell, gyms) and free access to OpenUp and Meditation Moments

• Personal development opportunities

• Hybrid working, with 60% of your week spent together in person

• Sabbatical after 5 years

• Join a B Corp and work in a fun, international team, with team events and Friday drinks

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They are committed to nurturing an inclusiveenvironment for all current and potential employees. A diversity of backgrounds, culturesand perspectives is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. So no matter whereyou’re from, who you love, or what you believe in, they welcome you to be your true self.

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