02 Sep
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In-Sport Fashions
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Montreal
02 Sep
In-Sport Fashions
Montreal
BuyerIn-Sport Fashions | Montreal | MUST BE BASED IN MONTREAL
About In-Sport FashionsIn-Sport Fashions is a leading Canadian distributor of premium outdoor, active and lifestyle brands. For more than 30 years, we have helped international brands grow across Canada through wholesale distribution, strong retail partnerships, marketing and direct-to-consumer e-commerce.
Alongside our wholesale business, we operate a growing portfolio of brand-specific e-commerce websites. We are looking for a commercially minded Buyer to own the product assortment, forecasting and inventory performance across these online stores.
About the RoleThis is a true buying role focused entirely on our direct-to-consumer websites.
The Buyer will determine what products we carry online, how deeply we buy into each style, colour and size, and how inventory should be managed throughout the season. The role combines strong analytical ability with product instinct, commercial judgment and a genuine understanding of the outdoor and active-lifestyle customer.
Key Responsibilities
- Build seasonal assortment plans and sales forecasts for each e-commerce website
- Select the right products, styles, colours and size ranges for the online customer
- Determine buy quantities by product, category and website
- Manage buying budgets, costing, pricing and margin targets
- Monitor weekly sales, sell-through, inventory, weeks of supply and stock turn
- Identify winners and underperformers, taking action on reorders, replenishment, markdowns and inventory adjustments
- Manage repeat buys and inventory levels for core and high-performing products
- Conduct seasonal hindsight reviews and apply key learnings to future assortments
- Analyze customer behaviour, market activity, category trends and competitive assortments
- Coordinate purchase orders, delivery timing and product availability
- Partner with the e-commerce and marketing teams to support launches, promotions and seasonal priorities
- Provide clear weekly reporting on performance, risks and commercial opportunities
Who You Are
- You have experience in buying, merchandising, planning and inventory management, ideally within outdoor, or lifestyle retail
- You genuinely enjoy the outdoors and understand the customer, products and lifestyle surrounding the industry
- You are equally comfortable analyzing a spreadsheet and evaluating a product assortment
- You have strong commercial judgment and a natural instinct for identifying product opportunities
- You are highly organized, detail-oriented and confident managing multiple brands and websites
- You are proactive, independent and comfortable taking ownership in a fast-moving environment
- You have strong Excel skills and are confident working with sales and inventory data
- You are collaborative and communicate clearly across departments
- This is an prospect to take ownership of the buying strategy for a growing portfolio of e-commerce businesses and directly influence their sales, inventory productivity and profitability.
📌 Junior Buyer (Montreal)
🏢 In-Sport Fashions
📍 Montreal