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Senior Buying Merchandiser

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Netherlands

Design & Product

February 18, 2026

Senior Buying Merchandiser

WE ARE DENIM HEADS.

We love denim. Live and breathe it. It's in our DNA.

At G-STAR, we see no limit to what denim can do. We believe it can be force of progress and innovation for both people and planet. How? By hiring the most creative, curious and caring minds. People who think beyond fashion. Bringing big ideas to big challenges. Driven by possibility. Those who work hard, make mistakes, but always continue to grow. Denim is in our DNA, our people are our stitching.

Join the denim heads making raw denim!

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background, identity, or experience.

WHAT WE'LL DO TOGETHER:

As Senior Buyer , you will be in charge of making sure our channel assortment is on-brand and optimized for all G-STAR O&O European stores and EU G-Star.com.

You're an expert when it comes to buying collections for both brick stores and .comcom that take into consideration our consumers' needs. You are performance focused and will drive the sales across all channels, always looking for trading opportunities. You are a strategic thinker who can keep an eye on the bigger picture whilst working on the job at hand.

YOUR TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Buy for all g-star.com, our full price brick stores and outlet stores across all product groups for men and women.
• Attend trade weekly to track and monitor sales and be the commercial voice.
• Fulfil seasonal OTB to ensure opportunities are maximized for all own channels
• Identify product needs for promotional activities such as Black Friday.
• Be responsible for fulfilling all MFO product needs.
• Ensure that target budgets for controlled are achieved and / or exceeded.
• Manage all Fast Track and SMU requests in a timely manner keeping all relevant departments informed.
• Keep in close contact with the merchandising team to highlight market trends and product opportunities.
• Work closely with the Merchandise Planning team.
• Work closely with the Head of Merchandising to develop strategies to grow G-STAR controlled business.
• Be the point of contact to communicate with the ecommerce team with regards to copy and product imagery for G-Star.com.
• Understand the customer needs for G-star.com with a specific focus per region and uses this information to make considered commercial decisions on a product level in conjunction with the director of ecommerce and digital trading.
• Shows innovation by challenging existing processes and practices to drive the business forward.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal in English.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Experience working with leadership, possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build strong relationships across the business.
• Be a team player.
• Think and act as a brand ambassador.
• Any other tasks that can be reasonably expected and will contribute to the performance of the role.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Bachelor/Master's degree in Business and/or Fashion and at least a recent 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in selection buying in a fashion business.
• Experience with collaborating with Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, to ensure the right assortment is selected.
• Trading is at the core of what you do, and you do everything you need to achieve net sales and EBITDA.
• Analytical skills.
• Consumer and solution oriented.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Fully comfortable working in English.

WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE:

Located in Amsterdam, our G-STAR HQ offers the chance to work in a diverse environment, with a team of about 300 employees who represent more than 35 nationalities. We all work and collaborate together to be on top of the game and become the number one denim brand!

Beyond a competitive salary, working at G-STAR brings many other perks and exciting opportunities:

• A work environment that offers room for fun, inspiration and innovation,
• A clothing budget to showcase your personal style while representing G-STAR,
• A healthy lunch at our canteen,
• Free access to learning and development platforms Udemy and Goodhabitz,
• Flexibility to work from home 1 day a week,
• A discount on a new bicycle and gym membership.