Buyer - Kids Fashion

Own end-to-end buying, vendor sourcing and QA/QC for Kids Fashion

Function: Consumer Business - Fashion Category

Reports To: Category Leader - Fashion

Location: Delhi NCR (HQ), with travel to vendor/manufacturing hubs and stores

ROLE OVERVIEW

Own the end-to-end buying for Kids Fashion - age-graded apparel across infants, toddlers and school-age children - including vendor sourcing coordination, pricing/margin, and direct ownership of quality assurance and quality control given the departments lean structure. Safety and durability standards are especially important in this category.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Select and finalize the seasonal assortment for Kids Fashion across age/size grades, based on customer insight, sales history and trends relevant to rural/semi-urban families.
- Identify, evaluate and build relationships with vendors - both ready-stock suppliers and manufacturing units - to source the category at the right cost and quality.
- Negotiate pricing, margins, payment terms and delivery schedules with vendors.
- Conduct QA/QC checks on samples and bulk shipments - fabric safety (non-toxic dyes), stitching, trims (choking-hazard-free), durability and labelling - to ensure product meets Rozanas quality and safety standards.




- Track sell-through and inventory health for the category; recommend reorders, markdowns or vendor changes.
- Partner with the Planning Head on OTB and with store teams on merchandising and customer feedback.

REQUIREMENTS & EXPERIENCE

- 3-7 years in fashion buying/merchandising, ideally in kidswear, at a hypermarket, supermarket or value-fashion retail chain.
- Working knowledge of garment costing, fabric/construction quality, childrens safety standards and basic QA/QC processes.
- Vendor negotiation experience; comfortable visiting manufacturing units/vendor premises.
- Understanding of value/mass-market and rural consumer preferences is a solid plus.

PREFERRED BACKGROUND

Buying/merchandising roles at hypermarket or supermarket chains (DMart, Vishal Mega Mart, V-Mart, V2 Retail, Reliance Trends/Smart Bazaar, Big Bazaar/Central, Spencers) or similar value-fashion retail.

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📌 Buyer-Kids fashion (New Delhi)
🏢 Rozana.in
📍 New Delhi