Buyer

This is an amazing opportunity to join a successful retail business as a Buyer. If you would like the opportunity to bring your passion for buying and product to a place where you can make your mark and develop your career, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

As a Buyer, you will be fully accountable for sourcing and selecting a range which delivers on quality for the customer as well as key KPI’s, including sales, margin and stock.

This is what you’ll do:

• Managing the day-to-day running of your product area, including actioning trade initiatives, minimising risk to the category whilst capitalising as quickly as possible on opportunities to overachieve.
• Responsible for reacting to competitor activity on the back of competitor shops and benchmarking exercises presented by the team, quickly responding to price changes and recognising new product opportunities.
• Working with Merchandising & Buying to lead and deliver a department strategy in line with sales data, market data, SWOT analysis, seasonal trends and lessons learnt, with a focus on the customer.
• Maintain and grow relationships with wider business functions.
• Lead supplier relationships and supplier SWOT analysis with a focus on capacity, quality, MOQs, ROS, pricing and lead times.
• Accountable for the department Critical Path, ensuring it is managed across the supply base from product development to product launch. Highlights and mitigates risk to supply and delivery.
• Managing OTB along with the Merchandiser - signing off product with Senior Management as required, ensuring capitalisation of strong performing products in season and increasing speed to market for new product opportunities.
• Attending regular supplier meetings and overseas trips/ trade shows as required and working with the Sourcing team to highlight gaps in the supply base.
• Team management and development through regular catch ups, 121’s and reviews.
• In the absence of a Senior Buyer, be able to support top line level management.

Who we’re looking for:

• You’ll be a Junior Buyer looking for your next step or an existing Buyer who is seeking a new challenge in an exciting business.

• You’ll have a detailed understanding of daily and weekly sales reports, including WSSI and be able to trade your category based on findings presented in weekly trade meeting.
• Commercial understanding and experience in managing departmental budgets, along with ownership for buying at least one range.
• Passion for product, with an understanding of how fabric, finishes and trims all impact quality, lead times and cost prices.
• Customer-focussed, with a genuine interest in the customer journey and able to put forward ideas on how to improve this.
• Strong communication skills and negotiation skills, and able to adapt their style of communication and/or negotiation, depending on the situation.
• Able to confidently present in trade and sign-off meetings, in a clear and engaging way.

Product Coordinator / Product Co-ordinator / Trading Assistant / Buying Admin Assistant / Buyers Admin Assistant / BAA / Buying Assistant / Assistant Buyer / Buying Administration Assistant / Buyers Administration Assistant / Merchandising Assistant / Leeds / Sheffield / Manchester / Yorkshire / York / Morley / Headingley / Harrogate / Pudsey / Bradford / Huddersfield / Rochdale / Halifax / Rothwell / Morley / Batley / Birstall / /Wakefield / Barnsley / Dewsbury / Wetherby