EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 14 MIN
Why Fashion Buyers Who Hit Their Targets Still Don't Get Promoted
from Thrive in Fashion Buying and Merchandising · host Elisabeth Mac Hale
There are assessments that happen without you knowing or realising, conversations where your name comes up for a promotion, a bigger budget, or a project but it is never communicated directly to you. In this episode, Elisabeth Mac Hale draws on her experience of hiring and developing fashion buyers to explain exactly what senior leaders are discussing when they assess a buyer's readiness to move forward. In this episode:• Why doing your job well is the baseline , not the differentiator• The four things senior leaders actually look for that never appear on a job description• The difference between a buyer who monitors a category and one who takes responsibility for it commercially• How to demonstrate forward thinking in the meetings you are already in Links & Resources :Take the free Buyer-Ready Assessment: https://designdirectiveme.com/buyer-ready-assessmentOnline Buying Course: Thrive in Fashion BuyingConnect with Elisabeth:Podcast: Thrive in Fashion Buying and Merchandising on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or wherever you listenInstagram: @designdirectivedubaiLinkedIn: Elisabeth Mac HaleWebsite : The Design Directive
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