Buyer

Box Recruitment Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Close to transport links

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Fast-moving, collaborative company

Employee discount and free home-deliv

Flexible working times

Early Friday finish in summer

Job summary

Box Recruitment Group is recruiting a Buyer for a fast-growing online houseware retailer in the North West. You will own the product development process for soft furnishings, creating ranges that align with our target consumer and driving on-trend, affordable products.

You will analyse sales, manage the sample process, liaise with Far East factories and collaborate with Ecommerce and marketing teams to support campaigns and launches.

Qualifications

• Experience buying homeware or textiles for a retailer.
• Strong market awareness of home value retailers and trends.
• Excellent organisational, communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Create commercial ranges right for our target consumer.
• Analyse sales data to identify best/worst performers and take action.
• Control product development from ideas to launch with cross‑functional collaboration.
• Oversee buying administration to meet launch deadlines.
• Sign off samples, lab dips, red/gold seals and ensure quality checks.
• Liaise with Far East factories to hit deadlines and launches.
• Keep up to date with trends, colours and fabrics; conduct competitor analysis.

Skills

Buying experience

Homeware buying

Textiles

Organised

Communication

Analytical skills

Supply chain understanding

Product range growth

Administrative accuracy

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Buyer

Reporting into the Senior Buyer

Full-time, Permanent

Box Recruitment Group are recruiting for one of the fastest-growing online houseware retailers in the North West and the number one home retailer on TikTok. The business offers on-trend products for home and lifestyle at affordable prices, with a range including the latest bedding styles, soft towels, throws, curtains, rugs and best-selling hoodie blankets.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Buyer to join the team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for owning the Product Development process for soft furnishings, ensuring we stay on trend and helping deliver the best products at affordable prices to customers.

Main Duties

• Create commercial ranges that are right for our target consumer.
• Analyse sales data highlighting best/worst performers and take appropriate action.
• Control the Product Development process from initial ideas stage to launch, liaising with relevant departments throughout the course.
• Managing Buying Administration Assistant 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.
• Consistently keep up to date with new trends, colours and fabrics.
• Carrying out in-store and online competitor analysis and SWOT reports.
• Communicating with the Ecommerce & other internal teams to help support campaigns and photo shoots.

Skills & Experience

• Buying experience in Homeware / Textiles.
• Wide market awareness across Home Value Retailers in the market.
• Highly organised.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to assess market conditions and supplier capabilities.
• Understanding of the supply chain process.
• Ability to independently grow a product range.
• Administrative and accuracy skills.
• IT skills, including Excel.

What's on Offer

• Free parking.
• Close to transport links.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Fast-moving, collaborative company culture.
• Regular company social events.
• Employee discount and free home delivery.
• Flexible working times (start between 7:30am and 9:30am and finish between 3:30pm and 5:30pm).
• Early Friday finish in the summer