I moved from assistant to buyer in 18 months by owning the WSSI and protecting IMU during a rough Q4, which stood out more than trend decks. For anyone jumping in now, what habit got you noticed fastest — tight open-to-buy hygiene, sharper vendor negotiations, or ruthless post-mortems after line reviews?
Weekly, I send a one-pager tying WSSI deltas to two actions per class and a 30/60/90 OTB replan — it built a rep for ‘no surprises’ and got me bumped to bigger categories. Add a simple forecast bias metric (target <3%) and publish it; transparency beats a slick deck and it’s flossing for buyers. Do you track bias at class or style level, @OP?