BEING AN IBT IN BUYING

Are you an ambitious and proactive team player who is passionate about fashion and curious about how great products come to life? BESTSELLER’s International Business Trainee Programme in Buying is the perfect steppingstone for graduates seeking a career with a steep learning curve in an international environment. 

An IBT career in Buying is the right match for you if you want a dynamic and challenging role in a global setup. Each of BESTSELLER’s brands has its own buying teams working across main and express collections, focusing on specific product groups, suppliers and market needs. During your two years as an IBT, you will gain insight into the full buying process and experience the different elements that shape strong, commercial collections. 

This year, we’re looking for different roles within Buying, each offering a unique entry point into the world of fashion and product development.  

You can read more about each role below. 

In this role, you will work at the heart of the product development process, helping transform creative ideas into strong, commercial collections. You will collaborate closely with Design, Sales, and suppliers to bring the right products, qualities and price levels to the market. Your daily work will involve supporting the development of styles from first sketch to final order, ensuring samples are corrected, price structures are aligned and deliveries stay on track. 

You will play a key role in securing that each collection reflects the brand DNA and responds to customer needs. This includes preparing collection material, updating style information, following up on production, and ensuring deadlines, price lists and product data are accurate. You will also work with sales performance insights to understand how products perform across markets and seasons, helping teams make confident decisions about future assortments. 

Your tasks may also involve providing feedback on samples, maintaining close contact with suppliers and our international buying offices, and supporting buyers in handling day-to-day operations. You may take part in inspirational trips, supplier visits and sales meetings, giving you first-hand experience with how fashion products come to life and how commercial decisions are made. 

Your profile  

You have a natural flair for fashion, an eye for trends and a strong commercial mindset. You enjoy working in a structured and solution-driven way, and you feel motivated by contributing to the development of products that meet customer expectations and brand identity. You communicate clearly, build strong relations with colleagues and suppliers, and take responsibility for your tasks with enthusiasm and professionalism. You are proactive, detail-oriented and comfortable navigating a dynamic environment where priorities shift and collaboration is essential. 

Your qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree within Buying, Sourcing, Fashion, Product Development, Business or a related field 
  • Fluent in English, spoken and written (additional languages are an advantage for some brands) 
  • International experience from studying or working abroad 
  • Experience from buying, product development, sourcing, or supplier collaboration is an advantage 
  • Strong understanding of fashion products, textiles or collection building 
  • Structured, analytical and numerate mindset 
  • Experience working with Excel and basic IT systems (ERP, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI) is an advantage 

In this newly created hybrid role, you will work at the intersection between buying, design and data. You will support the development of strong, commercial collections while also building a deep understanding of how products perform across markets and channels. You will work closely with Design on evaluating trends and tendencies, while using data and insights to guide decision-making in range planning, product lifecycle understanding and assortment optimisation. 

Your daily work will involve analysing sales and consumer behaviour, identifying opportunities in collections, working with range and flow, and supporting teams in understanding what drives performance. You will follow products from early development to in-season results, helping structure assortments, highlight gaps and ensure that creative ideas are supported by clear commercial reasoning. You will collaborate with colleagues across Buying, Design, Marketing, and Sourcing, acting as a link between the creative potential of a product and the analytical insight needed to make it succeed. 

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about fashion, enjoys working behind the scenes to understand how things work, and feels energised by using data to create clarity and direction. 

Your profile 
 
You have a strong interest in fashion and an intuitive understanding of market movements within the industry. At the same time, you are curious about data and motivated by uncovering the story behind numbers. You enjoy working both independently and collaboratively, and you thrive in an environment where creativity meets analysis. You communicate clearly, build strong relationships across functions, and contribute actively when decisions need to be made. You take initiative, stay organised and enjoy being part of a fast-moving, agile setup where ideas quickly become action. 

Your qualifications  

  • Bachelor’s degree within Fashion Merchandising, Buying, Business, Marketing or a related field 

  • Expirement within procurement or purchasing is a plus but not a requirement  

  • Strong interest in both fashion and data-driven decision-making 

  • Fluent in English, spoken and written, plus an additional European language is an advantage 

  • International experience from studying or working abroad 

  • High proficiency in Excel and curiosity for analytical tools 

  • Strong analytical mindset paired with commercial understanding 

  • Ability to collaborate across creative and analytical teams 

The application window for applying to the 2026 International Business Trainee Programme is now closed. If you have any questions about the role or the programme, feel free to reach out to contact-ibt@bestseller.com.