Buyer

Pets at Home; Cheadle; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (three office days per周

Job summary

Pets at Home is seeking a commercially minded Buyer to lead the Emerging Categories Accessories portfolio, shaping opportunities across Dog, Cat and Specialist Pets while driving growth in fast-evolving categories.

You will own strategies, build partnerships and bring new propositions to life across areas including Pet Tech, Dropship, Licensing & Brand Collaborations, Gifting and Personalisation, with a hybrid-working setup from Handforth, Cheshire.

Qualifications

• Experience buying in Retail, FMCG, Home or Fashion sectors.
• Strong commercial awareness and category management skills.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and managing partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering strategies for Emerging Categories Accessories.
• Leading Dropship across Accessories and growing range and customer choice.
• Owning and growing the Pet Tech category with new products and innovations.
• Building relationships with licensing partners, brands and agencies for exclusive collections.
• Developing gifting, personalisation and pet lifestyle opportunities.
• Managing supplier relationships and negotiating commercially successful agreements.
• Collaborating with Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, Technical, Visual Merchandising and Multi-Channel teams to bring ideas to life.

Skills

Buying experience

Job description

Ready to spot the next big thing in pet care?

At Pets at Home, we're always looking ahead. From pet tech and personalised products to exciting brand collaborations and innovative dropship partnerships, we're creating products and experiences that make life better for pets and the people who love them.

We're looking for a commercially curious Buyer to lead our Emerging Categories Accessories portfolio, shaping new opportunities across Dog, Cat and Specialist Pets while driving growth in some of our most exciting and fast-evolving categories.

About the role

This is a unique opportunity to own and grow categories that sit at the forefront of customer trends and innovation. You'll develop strategies, build partnerships and bring new propositions to life across areas including:

• Pet Tech
• Dropship
• Licensing & Brand Collaborations
• Gifting
• Personalisation
• Pet Parenting & Lifestyle Accessories

As the buying lead for Dropship, you'll define the strategy and work across our specialist buying teams to unlock commercial opportunities, expand customer choice and deliver a seamless customer proposition.

You'll also identify emerging trends, launch innovative products & partnerships, and ensure our accessories ranges continue to excite pet parents while delivering strong commercial performance.

We can offer hybrid working (three office days per week) from our Support Office in Handforth, Cheshire.

What you'll be doing

• Developing and delivering strategies for Emerging Categories Accessories
• Leading our Dropship proposition across Accessories, identifying opportunities to grow range and customer choice
• Owning and growing the Pet Tech category, bringing new products and innovations to market
• Building relationships with licensing partners, brands and agencies to create exclusive collections and collaborations
• Developing new opportunities across gifting, personalisation and pet lifestyle products
• Managing supplier relationships and negotiating commercially successful agreements
• Working closely with Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, Technical, Visual Merchandising and Multi-Channel teams to bring new ideas to life

About you

You'll be an experienced Buyer with strong commercial instincts and a passion for identifying what's next.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Buying experience within Retail, FMCG, Home or Fashion
• Strong commercial awareness and category management skills
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and managing key partnerships
• A track record of identifying trends and turning them into successful commercial opportunities
• The ability to influence stakeholders and build strong relationships internally and externally
• A customer-first mindset combined with creativity, innovation and attention to detail

Why Pets at Home?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our Accessories proposition. You'll have the freedom to explore new trends, build exciting partnerships and bring innovative products to market, helping us strengthen our position as the UK's leading pet care business.

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!