ABOUT THE ROLE

iWorld is looking for a commercially driven, analytically strong, and product-passionate Buyer & Brand Manager to take ownership of our accessory, audio, wearable, smart home, and Apple ecosystem brands across our retail stores and online channels.

This is a hands-on role that sits at the intersection of buying, brand development, inventory performance, and retail sales training. You will help determine which brands iWorld should carry, how much to order, how products should be positioned, and how our store teams should be trained to sell them confidently.

If you love Apple products, understand retail numbers, and can move between a supplier call, a sales report, a store floor, and a staff training session in the same week — this role was built for you.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Buying & Inventory

• Recommend what products to order, how much to order, and which stores to allocate stock to

• Track sales, stock levels, sell-through, weeks of cover, and ageing inventory weekly

• Identify slow-moving products and recommend transfers, markdowns, bundles, or exits

• Work with Procurement to ensure orders are accurate, timely, and commercially justified

• Build reorder logic based on sales history, lead times, stock on hand, and customer demand

Brand & Category Management

• Own assigned product categories across protection, audio, charging, wearables, smart home, Mac and iPad accessories, and lifestyle tech

• Research and evaluate new brands for iWorld to carry, and build formal business cases

• Manage supplier relationships — negotiating pricing, demo units, display support, and training materials

• Maintain a competitor watchlist and stay ahead of market trends and new product launches

• Define the role of each brand: entry-level, premium, traffic driver, or attach product

Product Training & Sales Enablement

• Build simple, practical product training modules for store staff

• Create one-page brand cheat sheets, comparison guides, objection-handling scripts, and sales tools

• Train staff on what the product is, who it’s for, why it’s better, and how to sell it

• Conduct store visits, test product knowledge, and identify training gaps by store

• Link training directly to attach rates, sales uplift, and customer experience

Reporting & Performance

• Produce a weekly brand and category performance dashboard with a clear action plan

• Lead monthly category and supplier performance reviews

• Track KPIs including sales growth, gross margin, sell-through, in-stock rates, and attach rates

• Ensure every product arrives with training, a launch plan, and clear positioning

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 4–7 years of experience in retail buying, category management, brand management, consumer electronics, or a similar commercial retail role

• Strong analytical skills — you must be comfortable reading sales reports, calculating margins, and using Excel at an advanced level (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, sell-through formulas)

• A solid understanding of retail inventory concepts: sell-through, weeks of cover, stock turn, aged stock, and reorder logic

• Experience managing supplier or vendor relationships

• Ability to train and coach frontline sales staff — not just write a deck, but actually stand in a store and teach

• Strong product curiosity — you naturally research new tech, follow Apple accessory launches, and know your JBL from your Marshall

• Excellent follow-through — you close loops, meet deadlines, and act without being chased

BIG ADVANTAGES IF YOU HAVE

• Experience in consumer electronics, Apple accessories, telecoms, or premium lifestyle retail

• Familiarity with brands like Garmin, JBL, Marshall, Belkin, Satechi, Spigen, OtterBox, Anker, Sandmarc, Aqara, Twelve South, or Logitech

• Experience launching new product categories or brands

• Experience building sales training material or product playbooks

• Experience working across multiple retail store locations

• Familiarity with Lightspeed, Shopify, ERP, Power BI, or similar retail tools

YOU ARE THE RIGHT FIT IF YOU

• Get genuinely excited about new tech products and accessories

• Are as comfortable in a spreadsheet as you are on a store floor

• Can explain why a Garmin makes sense alongside an Apple Watch — and train a team to do the same

• Know the difference between a product that isn’t selling because of bad pricing, bad placement, or bad training — and you act on it

• Take ownership: you don’t wait to be told, and you don’t just report problems — you fix them

WHERE YOU WILL WORK

Based in Trinidad & Tobago, with responsibility across all iWorld retail stores, online channels, and coordination with Guyana where applicable.