Senior Buyer (Fashion Apparel) | Full-time | Billy J Creative Headquarters | Sunshine Coast

Billy J is one of Australia’s leading online fashion retailers, delivering thousands of new styles each year to customers across Australia and internationally. We have grown into a globally recognised ecommerce brand with a team of more than 150 people and ambitious plans for continued international expansion.

We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Buyer to shape category strategy, drive commercial growth and influence the future direction of the brand. This is a high-impact role for a commercially astute fashion leader who brings strong market insight, exceptional product instinct and the confidence to make strategic decisions in a fast-paced, data-driven ecommerce environment.

You’ll have significant ownership of product, shape future strategy and work closely with senior stakeholders across the business to deliver ambitious commercial outcomes.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to take significant ownership of a major category within one of Australia’s most recognised online fashion businesses. You’ll have a genuine influence on product direction, commercial strategy and business growth, with your decisions directly impacting sales performance, profitability and customer experience.

For an ambitious and highly experienced Buyer ready to operate at a senior level, this is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in shaping the next stage of Billy J’s growth.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Trading

- Take full ownership and accountability for commercial performance.

- Analyse sales, gross margin, conversion, sell-through, stock cover and profitability to identify opportunities and drive growth.

- Develop and execute trading strategies that maximise sales, margin and inventory performance.

- Proactively identify commercial risks and opportunities and influence decisions across the wider business.

Buying & Range Strategy

- Develop and lead commercially compelling range strategies aligned with customer demand, market trends and broader business objectives.





- Lead seasonal assortment planning, product selection, sample approvals and range architecture.

- Influence product development and future category direction through solid commercial and market insight.

- Monitor competitor activity, market trends and emerging opportunities to ensure Billy J remains a market leader.

Supplier Management

- Build and maintain strong, strategic supplier relationships.

- Lead complex commercial negotiations including pricing, payment terms, lead times, cost management and commercial opportunities.

- Partner with suppliers to continually improve product quality, delivery performance and commercial outcomes.

- Identify and develop new supplier opportunities to support category growth.

Inventory Management

- Own stock investment and inventory strategy across your category.

- Make commercially informed decisions regarding replenishment, allocations, markdowns and exit strategies.

- Balance availability, stock turn, margin and profitability to optimise overall category performance.

- Undertake planning to ensure inventory investment supports the broader commercial strategy.

Reporting, Leadership & Collaboration

- Prepare and present regular trading reports, commercial insights and category recommendations to senior leadership.

- Act as a key commercial voice within cross-functional discussions and confidently challenge and influence decisions where required.

- Work closely with Marketing, Ecommerce and Stock/Inventory teams to ensure successful product launches and campaigns.

- Ensure purchase orders, approvals and critical path milestones are delivered accurately and on time.

- Share knowledge,



provide guidance and contribute to the development of buying capability across the wider team.

About You

You’ll be a highly experienced fashion buyer with a strong commercial track record, exceptional product instinct and the confidence to take significant ownership of a category.

You’ll ideally have:

- 5+ years’ experience as a Fashion Buyer, ideally within a fast-paced ecommerce or retail business.

- Proven experience owning significant categories and delivering strong commercial results.

- Strong commercial acumen with a deep understanding of sales, gross margin, inventory investment and profitability.

- Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to translate data into explicit commercial strategies and decisions.

- Extensive experience negotiating directly with suppliers and managing strategic commercial relationships.

- Strong understanding of buying systems such as Shopify, Style Arcade, Inventory Planner or similar platforms.

- Excellent market and product awareness, with a strong understanding of fashion trends and customer behaviour.

- Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

- Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage at a senior level.

- Relevant tertiary qualifications or training.

Why Billy J?

- Be part of one of Australia’s fastest-growing fashion ecommerce businesses.

- Influence product strategy from concept through to the customer.

- Work in a team-oriented environment where decisions are made quickly and ideas are valued.

- Play a key role in expanding into international markets.

- Enjoy a monthly RDO and a culture that values both performance and work-life balance.

Ready to join one of Australia’s leading fashion retailers? Apply now via Seek with your up-to-date resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We kindly ask recruitment agencies to refrain from contacting our team in relation to this role.

📌 Senior Buyer (Maroochydore)
🏢 Billy J Boutique
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