Free Taster: Fashion Buying & Planning

  • Level: Entry
  • E-learning: 1 hour
  • Modules: 3
  • Quiz: Multiple choice
  • Certificate: Digital
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Course overview

So how does a buying office work?  What exactly is the role of a fashion buyer or merchandise planner? What are the challenges currently facing fashion retailers?  These are the questions we answer in this FREE taster course: The World of Buying & Planning.

In this course, you will learn:
  • The various stages of the product lifecycle and how merchandise is managed from concept through to exiting it out of the business
  • How the buyer and planner work together, and the other roles involved in merchandise management
  • What factors are impacting today's retail landscape and how can retailers respond 

Modules in more detail

  1. Unit 1: The merchandise management process –  what are the different stages in the lifecycle of a product and what happens at each stage?
  2. Unit 2: The role of the buyer and planner – what skills and knowledge do buyers and planners need to be successful in their role?  What are their key responsibilities, and how does their role differ?
  3. Unit 3: Challenges facing retailers today – retail is an ever changing industry, retailers must anticipate and react to changes in consumer behaviour, economic, socialogical and many other challenges.

Who is this course for?

This taster course is for anyone wishing to launch their career in fashion buying or merchandise planning.

If after completing this short course, you feel that a career in buying or planning is for you, set up a careers consult to discuss your options.
Don't hesitate

Apply now for the 4th August 2025 intake...