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Thrive in Fashion Buying and Merchandising — 67 episodes
What to do when your margin drops
How to Review a Poor-Performing Fashion Range
Q&A's - OTB, Late Deliveries, Range Plans ..
What Makes the Buyer-Merchandiser Relationship Work
How to Develop Your Fashion Buying Career
What Nobody Tells You About Your First Year as a Fashion Buyer
I Have Hired Hundreds of Fashion Buyers. This Is What Makes a CV Stand Out
How Fashion Buying for Digital Commerce Is Different and the Skills You Need to Do It Well
Why Fashion Buyers Struggle with Sustainability
What AI Is Actually Doing to the Fashion Buyer's Role (And How to Stay Ahead of It)
Why the Best Fashion Buyers Are Not Afraid to Say They Got It Wrong
What I Look for When I Review a Fashion Buyer's Performance
How Fashion Buyers can succeed at Supplier Negotiations
The Seasonal Planning Mistakes Fashion Buyers Keep Making
What Fashion Buyers Get Wrong About Range Reviews
How Fashion Buyers Build a Reputation for Strategic Thinking Before the Promotion Comes
Why Fashion Buyers Struggle to Push Back at Work (And What to Do Instead)
How Junior Fashion Buyers Lose Credibility With Senior Stakeholders (And How to Fix It)
"What Fashion Buyers Get Wrong About Taking Initiative (And Why It Stalls Promotion)"
Why Most Fashion Buyers Waste Their Performance Review (And How to Use It Instead)
The Four Things Your Manager Tracks That Are Not in Your Fashion Buying KPIs
How to Challenge a Fashion Supplier Without Damaging the Relationship
Why Fashion Buyers Who Hit Their Targets Still Don't Get Promoted
Forecasting Like a Pro: Bridge the Gap Between Gut Feel and Data
How to Speak Confidently about Margin as a Buyer
What OTB Is, Why It Exists, and How to Use It Confidently.
Why Your Boss doesn't Think You are Strategic (and how you can fix this)
The Critical Path: What It Is, Who Does It, and Why Your Fashion Career Depends on It.
Why a Fashion Degree Does Not Prepare You to Be a Buyer
From Good Eye to Business Brain: How to Build Commercial Credibility in Fashion Buying
The Hidden Career Advantage for Fashion Buyers
The Mistake I See Most Often When I Hire Fashion Buyers
Fashion School Never Taught You What 'Commercial Thinking' Actually Means
Why Junior Buyers Feel Lost (It's Not Your Fault – You Were Never Trained)
The Buyer-Ready Test: 10 Signs You're Actually Ready for Promotion
Stop Second-Guessing Every Buying Decision: My 3-Step Confidence Framework
When Buyers Go Too Far: Where Supplier Relationships Cross the Line
How Fashion Buyers Use Instinct and Strategy to Spot Winning Products
Why Job Titles Don't Matter: What Actually Makes Buyers Indispensable
Career Switchers: How I Help Non-Buyers Transition to Fashion Buying Roles
5 Common Buying Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
From Assistant to Buyer in 12 Months: The Promotion Roadmap That Actually Works
2025 Fashion Forecast: 5 Trends That Will Make or Break Your Buy Plans
What Fashion School Leaves Out of a Buying Education
Fast-Track Your Buying Career: 3 Moves to Get Promoted in Record Time
Sell-Through, Stock Cover and Markdown: The Metrics That Drive Buying Decisions
How To Prepare Your New Season's Buying Strategy
Pricing Psychology: How to Set Prices Your Customers Will Actually Pay
Margin Math Made Simple: How to Calculate Profit on Every Line You Buy
Why Accurate Technical Packs and Specifications are required in Fashion Buying
How to Prepare for Your Range Sign-Off Presentation
The Fashion Buying Crystal Ball: How I Predict What Will Sell 6 Months From Now
Reading Sales Reports Like a Pro: Spot Problems Before Your Boss Does
Tips & Best Practice When Developing Products Directly with Suppliers
OTB Budgets Explained and How to Master Them
The 5 Soft Skills a Fashion Buyer should Develop
Maximise Your Sales & Profitability with Strategic Range Planning
Turn Your Sales Reports Into Buying Gold: The Data Analysis Method Pros Use
Simplifying Your Product Development Process for Private Label Products
5 Fashion Buying Myths That Are Sabotaging Your Career
Fabrics: Why Knowing Your Textiles Separates Amateur from Pro Buyers
How Cultural and Social Trends Impact Fashion Buying Decisions
The 7 Metrics Your Boss Uses to Decide Your Promotion (And How to Improve Them)
The 10 Key Steps You Need When Building a Fashion Range
5 Skills That Separate Junior Buyers From Those Who Get Promoted
The Difference between Branded and Development Fashion Buying
How I started my Fashion Buying Career