Universal Store
Buyer
| company: | Universal Store |
| job title: | Buyer |
| location: | Eagle Farm |
| work type: | Full-time |
| level: | Mid-level |
| closing: | 14.11.2026 |
Role Description
We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded and trend-focused Buyer who thrives on balancing creativity with analytics! Reporting to the Senior Buyer and based at our Eagle Farm Support Office, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our product offering, identifying emerging trends and curating market-leading assortments that inspire our customers and drive commercial success. You’ll be responsible for owning your category, leveraging data and customer insights to make informed decisions, and building strong partnerships with both local and global brands.
You’re naturally curious, always on the lookout for what’s next, and get genuine satisfaction from seeing a product or brand you’ve backed become a customer favourite.
You’ll bring:
- Experience in a Buyer, Junior Buyer or Category Buyer role within fashion, accessories, apparel, streetwear or a fast-paced retail environment
- A strong understanding of the youth fashion landscape and a genuine passion for trends, brands, product and customer behaviour
- Proven success building assortments that deliver on both customer demand and commercial performance
- The ability to identify emerging trends and translate them into relevant, commercially successful product opportunities
- Strong analytical and commercial acumen, with confidence interpreting sales data, identifying opportunities and making informed buying decisions
- Experience managing category performance, inventory, forecasting and Open-to-Buy budgets
- Well-developed supplier and brand management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and negotiate positive commercial outcomes
- A proactive and agile mindset, with the confidence to react quickly to changing trends and trading conditions
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-moving retail environment
- A collaborative approach and the ability to build strong relationships across Buying, Planning, Marketing, Retail and eCommerce teams
- You know your way around an Excel spreadsheet and have confidence working with reporting, forecasting and product analysis tools
- A passion for discovering new brands, identifying opportunities and bringing exciting product to market before everyone else
Key Responsibilities
- Shaping the future of your category by identifying the brands, products and trends our customers will be wearing next season
- Bringing together trend insight, commercial thinking and customer understanding to create winning assortments
- Owning the performance of your category, using data and insight to drive sales, profitability and growth
- Influencing product direction through a deep understanding of youth culture, fashion movements and customer behaviour
- Building strong partnerships with some of the industry’s most exciting local and global brands
- Discovering emerging brands and product opportunities that keep Universal Store at the forefront of youth fashion
- Managing the buying cycle from planning and selection through to in-season trading and performance analysis
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure every product launch and seasonal story lands with impact
- Balancing inventory, demand and opportunity to achieve strong commercial outcomes
- Keeping your finger firmly on the pulse through trend forecasting, competitor analysis, market research and industry events
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