Purchasing Leader

Purchasing Leader

At Grupo Quince 22, we specialize in the distribution of fashion, footwear, and accessories brands. As we continue to strengthen our operations and business processes, we are looking for a strategic purchasing professional to lead product buying, negotiate with brands, and drive product profitability.

Your Mission

Lead product purchasing across our brands and sales channels, ensuring the right product selection and buying depth, competitive commercial terms, and compliance with the approved buying plan, while maximizing profitability and inventory productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan seasonal purchases, defining product selection, buying quantities, size curves, and delivery schedules.
• Negotiate commercial terms, delivery conditions, minimum order quantities, and payment terms with brands and suppliers.
• Manage purchase orders from requisition through completion, ensuring alignment with the approved buying plan.
• Analyze product performance, sell-through, margins, and opportunities to improve profitability.
• Propose pricing strategies and markdowns based on product performance.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Merchandising, Planning, Supply Chain, and Finance teams.
• Lead and develop the Purchasing team, promoting standardized processes, effective controls, and data-driven decision-making.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, International Trade, Fashion, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in purchasing or merchandise buying within the fashion, footwear, or accessories industry, preferably in multichannel businesses.
• Previous experience as a Senior Buyer, Category Buyer, or Merchandise Buyer at a specialty retail chain or brand distributor.
• Proven leadership experience, with at least 2 direct reports.
• Advanced English proficiency to negotiate with international brands.
• Advanced Excel skills, Power BI proficiency, and experience with ERP systems such as Odoo, NetSuite, or SAP.
• Knowledge of buying plans, brand negotiations, purchase orders, margins, inventory management, and markdown strategies.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, negotiation abilities, and a results-oriented mindset.

If you have purchasing experience in the fashion, footwear, or accessories industry and want to make a strategic impact on the growth of a multi-brand business, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico West plaza park

Work arrangement: Hybrid (4 days on-site, 1 day remote)