Buyer
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The buying profession consists of selecting
and buying clothing and accessories to suit the
clientele of a boutique. Designed for students
who enjoy a challenge, the Buyer program trains
professionals to analyze a product’s profit-earning
capacity and to make recommendations that will
influence buying and the life cycle of a product.

Courses are taught by top-notch professionals
abreast of the latest fashion trends and provide
students with the skills required to analyze and
predict trends, and research and evaluate
consumer and sales patterns.

The buying profession is exciting because it
provides an opportunity to express one’s talent
while having input on future collections!

Employment Propects

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to make the most of their skills and work in a number of possible positions:

  • Buyer or assistant buyer
  • Product manager or assistant product manager
  • Brand manager or assistant brand manager
  • Marketing manager
  • Trainer
  • Distribution analyst
  • Division director
  • Product mix planner

Course List

Specialized Training:

  • Accounting principles - fashion industry
  • Budget planning for a fashion business
  • Financial management of a fashion enterprise
  • Integration in workplace ll
  • Fashion phenomena
  • Introduction to fashion marketing
  • Environment and consuming
  • Customer and supplier prospecting
  • Clothing and accessories assortment planning
  • Clothing and accessories assortment selection
  • Exclusive-clothing program development
  • Exclusive-clothing program management
  • Approach to planning
  • Import-Export (Entrepreneurship)
  • Fashion merchandise management
  • Analysis of fibres and textiles
  • Textile evaluation for a fashion product

Admission criteria

  • As per admissions criteria for an AEC, set by the ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport.

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