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Buyer Homeware

Seven
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Witham, Essex CM8 1UG

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is a growing homeware online company seeking a Buyer Homeware with a salary of up to £45k plus bonus and benefits.
  • The ideal candidate will have experience as a buyer within UK retail or manufacturing, preferably in an ecommerce setting.
  • Responsibilities include planning product ranges, defining category strategy, conducting range reviews, and negotiating with suppliers.
  • Candidates must demonstrate excellent sourcing and negotiation skills, as well as strong relationship-building and data analysis abilities.
  • The role requires a self-starter with excellent planning and organizational skills and a minimum of three years of relevant experience.

Our client:

  • Entrepreneurial, fantastic Homeware online company
  • Fantastic opportunity, with lots of accountability and exposure.
  • Growing successful company
  • Fantastic opportunity, with lots of accountability and exposure.
  • This Buyer role is ideal for forward thinking individual, who has excellent sourcing and negotiation skills, category strategy and experience of leading range reviews.

The role:

  • The Buyer Homeware will be responsible for planning and developing specific product ranges that exceed customer expectations.
  • As Buyer Homeware you will define the category strategy for your category that will deliver the target sales and margin contribution
  • As Buyer Homeware you will conduct range reviews to identify gaps and product opportunities and will develop sourcing strategies focusing on cost, lead time, quality etc
  • Reporting to the Head of Buying the Buyer Homeware will negotiate terms and cost pricing with suppliers.
  • The Buyer Homeware will understand the competitive market place and will identify the opportunity for new product ranges
  • The Buyer Homeware will analyse and report on product range performance and will manage the end to end product lifecycle.
  • In the role the Buyer Homewares will work cross functionally with multiple departments especially the ecommerce team to drive product performance and sales.

Ideal candidate:

  • You will currently be working as a buyer within UK retail or manufacturing ideally but not essentially this will include working for an ecommerce organization
  • It is essential that you can demonstrate a passion for product and a flair for commerciality along with fantastic negotiation skills
  • Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders.
  • As Buyer Homeware you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit. You will have experience of managing multiple projects and roadmaps
  • You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude

Benefits & details:

  • Salary up to £45k plus, bonus and benefits
  • Fantastic culture, growing company
  • Role is split between the office in Essex (3 days) and home (2 days)

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17251/7 Confidentiality assured.

Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately the relevant consultant has decided not to progress with your application. For alternative opportunities please search our vacancies on our website.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.