Professional Fashion Buying Master Class
Fast Track Masterclass Program To Become A Fashion Buyer
Make a career from your passion and land your dream job. Learn how to buy clothing, shoes and accessories for a fashion boutique, online store or large retail chain with our Masterclass in Professional Fashion Buying.
Included In The Program
Physical Manual + Online Classes, Downloadable Templates + Resources + 12 months fashion mentoring
Program Duration
50 hours that can be completed in your own time. Minimum time is 12 weeks- maximum time 12 months.
Prerequisites
No experience is required- Just a passion for fashion and an eagerness to learn and be mentored.
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This masterclass program in Professional Fashion Buying’ is a fast track program designed to teach the key skills that are required to become a fashion buyer, and equip you with all the knowledge needed to land your dream job in the industry!
A fashion buyer determines what trends are going to be in for the season, and is in charge of what styles a retail store or boutique will stock. Fashion Buying is a highly sought after job, yet there is not much training available to those interested in this career path.
This Professional Fashion Buying Masterclass will cover all aspects and competencies that are required to become a professional fashion buyer, and teach you the jargon / and terminologies that you will need to know to get a job as a buyer or buyers assistant.
In This Masterclass You Will Learn
Trend Forecasting
Product Sourcing / Selection
Customer Markets
Marketing Strategies
Retail Operations
Fashion Business
Buying Plans
Online Store Sales
Learn From Home At Your Own Pace
PROFESSIONAL FASHION BUYING
Program Materials
Presented in an easy-to-follow format, this extensive home study program allows you to learn at your own pace and will provide you with the in-depth and yet practical knowledge and tools you need to begin a successful career as a professional fashion buyer or assistant buyer.
The program delivered by La Mode College offers a very sensible and realistic approach to developing your fashion skills, enabling you to conquer the competition and build your retail knowledge, boost your business acumen and give you the skills to select products that sell.
Your Pack Includes…
Fashion Buying Manual
Part 1: Fashion Buying
- What a Fashion Buyer does
- Roles and Responsibilities of a Buyer
- The Buying Office Structure
- Retail Buying and Trend Forecasting
- Travel
- Buying Principles and Terminology
- Buyers Performance Indicators
- Retail Formulas
- Buying Terminology
- Examples of Buyers Job Descriptions
Part 2: The Retail Industry
- The Retail Fashion Industry
- Retail History
- Key Retail Operations
- Effective Communication and Sales Technique
- Stock Control
- Retail Differentiation
Part 3: Retail Merchandising and Buying
- Retail Merchandising and Buying
- Understanding Your Customer
- Product Range in the Retail Market
- What Makes Merchandising Effective
- Sales Strategies for Merchandising Plans
- Creating the Merchandising and Buying Plan
- The Six Month Merchandise and Buying Plan
Online Lesson Topics
Unit 1: Understanding Target Markets
- The role of a fashion buyer
- How to select clothes people want to wear
- Understanding the target market and demographic specifics of a store’s customers
- Determining your niche market + client avatar
- Determining your stores unique selling proposition
Unit 2: Trend Forecasting
- Retail buying and predicting fashion trends
- How and where to conduct trend forecasting
- Colour trend forecasting- how to select the right colours for each season
- How to compile a trend inspiration / mood board
- Top trend forecasting websites- both free and paid
Unit 3: Retail Operations
- The fashion retail industry
- The role of a fashion store or boutique
- Stock control
- The process of getting stock to the retail store
- Retail differentiation
Unit 4: Buyers Terminology
- Buyers principles and terms
- Stock allocation , pack breaks and core sellers
- The product mix / range plan
- Product categories
Unit 5: Fashion Retail Formulas
The Retail industry is very competitive, so it is essential that good retail mathematics are used to predict and plan for profit and to measure financial performance of stock.
In this tutorial we cover the retail formulas that a good Fashion Buyer should know. Although there are computer programs that will automatically calculate these formulas for a buyer, it is essential that a fashion buyer understands the formulas.
Unit 6: Buying + Merchandising Plans
- The five key elements of fashion buying
- The difference between ‘Merchandising’ and ‘Buying’
- Creating a buying or merchandising plan
Unit 7: Selecting Stock / Sourcing Product
- How to select stock for a retail store or boutique
- Where to source brands to stock in your retail store
- How to contact / approach a brand to enquire about becoming a stockist
Unit 8: Range Showings
- What happens in a range showing
- Important components to prepare before attending a range showing
- The buying calender
Unit 9: Purchase Orders + Trading Terms
As a Fashion Buyer you will be ordering stock on a weekly and monthly basis. Its very exciting ordering new styles, hunting down the latest collections and hottest product! When you have sourced the merchandise that you will be buying for your store, you will have to place an order. So, you will need to be familiar with purchase orders and trading terms!
In this tutorial we will show you what a ‘Purchase Order’ looks like, and give you a template to use. We will also cover the key trading terms that a fashion buyer must be aware of before making an order.
Unit 10: Marketing Strategies
In this tutorial we will cover the marketing strategies to help increase sales in your store. After a fashion buyer has bought stock, they are also responsible for achieving sales of that stock. For this reason, a background in marketing is of advantage to help get maximum exposure and sell thru on products. This tutorial will cover key marketing strategies to help promote sales for the store / online boutique.
Unit 11: Working With Instagram Bloggers
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Working with instagram fashion bloggers and influencers
- How to use Instagram to promote your store/ boutique /brand and drive sales
- The difference between inspirational instagram accounts and blogger/ fashion influencer accounts
- Hot tips for sponsoring posts on fashion instagram accounts
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Blogger outreach programs
Unit 12: Instagram Marketing
- How to set up an optimised business Instagram account
- How to create popular Instagram posts that users want to follow
- Working wi