
← Thrive in Fashion Buying and Merchandising26 aug · 18 min
Q&A's - OTB, Late Deliveries, Range Plans ..
<p>There are lots of questions in buying that are left unanswered. In this episode, Elisabeth Mac Hale answers some of those directly: these are questions that come up repeatedly from buyers at different stages of their careers, and that the person asking rarely wants to raise out loud.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- How to know if your OTB figure is right</p><p>- What to do when <strong> </strong>a supplier keeps pushing back the delivery date</p><p>- Do you have to choose between product instinct and commercial data </p><p>- Why the feeling that everyone else in the room knows something you don't is not unusual </p><p>- When the right time to put yourself forward for more responsibility</p><p><br></p><p>To build the commercial foundations that underpin all of these questions, explore <a href="https://designdirectiveme.com/fashion-buying-short-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>the Buyer's Toolkit Mini Course</strong></a><strong>:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>To go deeper and develop your fashion buying career sills from concept to customer, explore the<a href="https://designdirectiveme.com/online-fashion-buying-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> <strong>Thrive in Fashion Buying course </strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Website and Podcast Notes <a href="https://designdirectiveme.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>DESIGN DIRECTIVE</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Email your questions <strong>Hello@thriveinfashion.com</strong></p>