RANGE & ASSORTMENT / BUYING ANSWER
Planning a seasonal pet collection.
How do I brief a seasonal collection without assuming a fixed production time?
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THE BUYING ANSWER
Start with a clear definition.
Work backwards from your intended selling date, while keeping sample review, approvals, manufacturing and transport as separate milestones. Share the required arrival window and ask for a project schedule once the specifications and quantities are known.
The decision behind the detail.
A launch date is a requirement, not evidence that the full schedule is feasible. Identify which design decisions can be settled early and which still depend on samples.
PREPARE ONLY WHAT IS RELEVANT
Three details to bring.
- Selling window
- State the period in which the range must be available.
- Approval owners
- Name the team roles responsible for artwork, fit and packing.
- Open decisions
- List specifications that could change the proposed schedule.
Check together
- Separate arrival, dispatch and production completion dates.
- Allow a named review point for sample revisions.
- Ask for dependencies behind any proposed schedule.
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