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Our client is looking for a buyer in their busy clothing department
Job Role:
- Create commercial ranges that are right for our target consumer
- Analyse sales data highlighting best/worst performers and take appropriate action
- Managing a team , consisting of merch and junior buyer/ buying admin assistants- to ensure deadlines for launch dates etc are met.
- Oversee and sign off the sample process - lab dips/strike offs, red seals and gold seals
- Strong understanding of our target consumer, competitors and marketplace platforms
- Liaise with far east factories to ensure that deadlines are met
- Ensure we are achieving set launch dates
- Assist with the development of product ranges across our brands, contributing new ideas that are relevant for each brands target market
- Consistently keep up to date with new trends, colours and fabrics
- Carrying out in-store and online competitor analysis and SWOT reports to assist Product Development in buys
- Communicating with the Ecommerce team to help support Campaigns and Photo Shoots
- Follow the Product Development process from initial ideas stage to launch, liaising with relevant departments throughout the course
Required skills:
- Buying experience in Clothing
- Wide market awareness across Home Value Retailers in the market
- Highly organised
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Analytical
- Solid commercial awareness
- Creative
- Understanding of the supply chain
- Ability to independently grow a product range
- Administrative and accuracy skills
- IT skills including Excel
- Minimum 4 years industry experience in either a Buying
