Tom Roper

Buyer Men’s Apparel at Life Style Sports

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

About

An ambitious, results driven professional combining a love for lifestyle fashion and business. I have five years of buying & merchandising experience accrued at Life Style Sports, Adidas Digital Direct & Converse Digital Direct. Passionate about working with people and product in a fast paced digital environment.

Experience

  • Buyer Mens Apparel at Life Style Sports
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Ecom Buying Manager at adidas
    Jun 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos

    - Managing Women's FTW Originals business for European Ecom - Category strategy - Ranging, forecasting, buying - In-season trading

  • Converse (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Merchant Digital Direct
      Aug 2023 - May 2024 · 10 mos

      - Managing men's FTW business for Converse Digital Direct in Western Europe - Product merchandising - In-season trading - Strategic Planning - E-Commerce

    • Assistant Buyer Digital Direct
      Jul 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      - Managed kid's footwear category and currently managing apparel/accessories for Converse Digital - Product merchandising - In-season trading - Strategic Planning - E-Commerce

    • Buying Intern Digital Direct
      Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 · 11 mos

      - Managed and owned the operational processes for the team - Owned and managed Ad Hoc requests from the buying team + broader DTC team - Assisted the buying team in presentations for key gates & dates - Go to person for system updates and in season tool management - E-Commerce