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