Yves Saint Laurent Buyer - Women's Ready-to-Wear

Paris • France

Friday, October 10, 2025

Saint Laurent, a prestigious brand under the Kering Group, was founded in 1961 and is renowned for pioneering luxury ready-to-wear with its iconic 'Rive Gauche' line. Since 1999, as part of Kering's luxury division, Saint Laurent has continued to lead the fashion industry under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello. The brand offers a wide range of luxury products, including women's and men's ready-to-wear, accessories, and more.

1. Develop and curate the product assortment for European boutiques during seasonal buying sessions, conducted four times annually.
2. Define and optimize product offerings per store and market to maximize revenue while ensuring sell-through objectives are met.
3. Construct and implement purchasing support tools and input orders during showroom sessions.
4. Prepare training tools for sales teams on strategic initiatives and key seasonal launches.
5. Monitor and analyze performance through weekly and monthly reports.
6. Manage stock transfers, replenishments, and VIP requests to optimize seasonal outcomes.
7. Conduct fashion trend analysis to anticipate customer expectations and guide assortment decisions.
8. Contribute to Saint Laurent's growth through boutique expansion projects and customer activation.
9. Collaborate with boutiques and departments such as Visual Merchandising, CRM, and Training.
10. Create operational support materials and communication for the network.
11. Analyze market feedback to adjust assortments and escalate alerts.
12. Partner with Visual Merchandising to secure and enhance product priorities.

1. Significant experience in Buying, Retail Merchandising, or a similar role, preferably within the luxury sector.
2. Strong sensitivity to women's ready-to-wear fashion and products.
3. Good knowledge of European markets and market trends.
4. Excellent analytical skills and numerical proficiency.
5. Autonomy, rigor, responsiveness, and a proactive attitude.
6. Fluency in English and French.

1. Fashion expertise with the ability to inspire and challenge teams.
2. Strategic and creative vision.
3. Analytical proficiency.
4. Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Significant experience in Buying, Retail Merchandising, or a similar role, ideally within the luxury sector.

Saint Laurent is committed to fostering a diverse workforce, offering a workplace enriched by various forms of diversity, including gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs, and sexual orientation.

Saint Laurent, under the Kering Group, values diversity and inclusivity, believing that a varied workforce enhances the workplace and offers opportunities for individual and collective talent expression. The company is dedicated to adapting to an ever-changing world and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background.