Senior Global Retail Buyer - Men's & Unisex Universe

Job Description

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimize our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

As Senior Global Buyer, you will act as the strategic owner of the category, driving the global retail performance through collection building, investment strategy, and regional alignment. Partnering closely with Collection Merchandising, Retail, and regional teams, you will shape the seasonal assortments and champion the business strategy from buy to in-store execution.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As Senior Global Retail Buyer, you play a key role in shaping seasonal assortments and driving a strong, relevant product offer across markets. You translate global strategy into impactful buying decisions, balancing brand vision with commercial performance, while ensuring alignment between central and regional teams.

Reporting to the Head of Buying, you contribute to building a consistent, data‑driven, and market‑focused retail buying function by:

• Define seasonal buying strategies and investment frameworks by market and channel, balancing brand direction with commercial goals
• Partner with Collection Merchandising to influence assortments based on market insights, customer needs, and performance analysis
• Lead and coordinate seasonal buying sessions, ensuring alignment with global targets and regional expectations
• Identify growth opportunities and set clear priorities across categories and key silhouettes
• Collaborate closely with regional retail teams to gather insights, align on local opportunities, and drive commitment to buying strategies
• Build strong partnerships with markets to ensure assortments reflect local consumer behavior and store realities
• Conduct regular business reviews to track performance and adapt buying strategies accordingly
• Act as a key link between global and regional teams, enabling aligned and insight‑driven decision‑making
• Monitor sales performance, sell‑through, and stock levels to assess category health and respond to market trends
• Translate data into clear actions across reorders, rebalancing, markdowns, and future buys
• Prepare concise and impactful reporting for senior stakeholders to support strategic decisions
• Partner with Planning to manage OTB and ensure optimized stock levels across regions
• Work closely with Visual Merchandising and Retail teams to align on product focus and in‑store execution
• Support Marketing with clear product priorities and input for campaigns and activations
• Collaborate with Planning and Supply Chain to ensure timely availability of key products

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable strategies
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence in engaging and aligning multiple stakeholders across markets and functions
• Genuine passion for fashion, combined with curiosity and a strong awareness of global consumer trends

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field
• Approximately 5 years of experience in global merchandising, buying, or retail planning, ideally within luxury or contemporary fashion
• Proficiency in Excel
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognizing the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity.