Fashion Buyer

As a fashion buyer, you decide which clothing and accessories a store will sell. Day to day, you study trends, analyze what's selling and what isn't, and choose the products that fill the racks and shelves. You attend fashion shows and trade events, meet with brands and vendors, negotiate prices and quantities, and place orders months before items reach customers. You balance creativity with hard numbers, predicting what shoppers will want while making sure your choices actually turn a profit. You work closely with merchandisers, designers, and store planners, and you live in a world of spreadsheets as much as style, tracking sales data and inventory to keep making smarter picks.