Junior Buyer - Preschool, Arts and Crafts, Books and Science

Conteúdo do emprego

Reporting Manager:

Head of Buying

Direct Reports:

Buyers Admin Assistant

Key Objectives:

Creative and innovative with a strong ability to spot future trends. Enthusiasm and a love for the product range with a strong commercial and strategic approach is essential for you to be successful. Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills are essential to build a strong range, with emphasis on additional growth through promotion, windows, events and instore experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and deliver a category strategy, working across own brand development, branded ranges and with concession partners to achieve sales, margin and cash profit budgets

• Establish a thorough product & market knowledge gaining a full understanding of the suppliers & competitors operating in the market place, identifying new product or market opportunities

• Continually monitoring ranges and performance of products and reacting on any lines necessary.

• Analyse sales, cash and margin on a weekly basis by store level to understand how to continually grow sales

• Source, select and range new product in both own brand and branded ranges

• Write briefs and work closely with HK team and factories for own brand development

• Working closely with the Global Product Team on product development and selection

• Manage all product approvals to ensure timelines are hit on the critical path, including responsibility for all packaging briefs and the approval process

• Cultivate exceptional Supplier relationships with planned negotiation for price and other partnership terms in order to maximise both margin and contributions to windows and promotions.

• Working closely with Merchandiser on forecasting sales and stock

• Working with Space planning to deliver planograms to focus sales growth to ensure efficient/profitable range and space management with product fitting & maximising space allocated

• Working closely with marketing & stores to ensure right launch for a new product range

• Develop effective and positive communication with store managers and close relationships with the trading teams and carry out regular visits to the store.

• To be adaptable to meet the ever-changing demands of the business.

People Management:

· Work with and develop a buying assistant in the team, ensuring that support and training is given and allowing growth

· Work with the Merchandising team to develop and implement key supplier agreements and growth plans

· Support the QA team with meeting requirements on all required standards

· Ability to communicate and influence effectively across multiple levels and departments

· Support the relationship with Franchisees and keep strong communication relevant to product categories

· Grow strong relationships with other vital departments within the group

· Support the development of space planning within the business and ensure communication with store teams is clear and timely.

Person profile

Personality:

· Demonstrates standards of excellence,

· Uses initiative in situations and can work alone and also as a part of a team

· Excellent inter-personal skills,

· Professional and logical approach to problem solving,

· Demonstrates a high level of professional integrity,

· Strong initiative and self – motivation,

· High levels of enthusiasm and energy,

· Innovative and creative,

· Ability to work to deadlines,

· Flexibility in approach to work,

· Promotes personal credibility through working productively,

· Works independently with effective time management,

· To show a willingness to learn and self-develop.

Specific Job Skills:

· Experience working at a Jnr buyer level for 1 year or more,

· Previous experience in a retail environment,

· Proven adaptability to new product areas,

· Experienced at range management & presentation.

Computer skills:

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (outlook/MS Word and Excel especially).
• Ability to analyse data on excel

Reference ID: HAMJB02

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Junior Buyer: 1 year (required)

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19