Buyer (Accessorize FTC)

Monsoon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Greater London is looking for an experienced Buyer to join its Accessorize Clothing & Swim department. The role encompasses driving sales, managing product development, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers. Ideal candidates will have a creative mindset, strong negotiation skills, and experience leading buying teams in the fashion industry. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on product excellence and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable success in leading buying teams within fashion.
• Passion for collaborating with design teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and performance through product range development.
• Analyse sales and competitor performance for business improvement.
• Build relationships with suppliers to achieve margin.

Skills

Creative thinking

Negotiation skills

Strong communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We're looking for a buyer to join our Accessorize Clothing & Swim department on a fixed term covering maternity leave. The role will cover our Swim, Lingerie, Nightwear & Apparel category. This is a great opportunity for established Buyer who is looking for a new challenge, passionate about fashion and delivering great product to the customer.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales, profit and performance for the department through the development and execution of future ranges; working closely with the in-house Design team
• Analyse sales and competitor performance, constantly looking for opportunities to drive the business
• Effectively manage the critical path to deliver product on time to our customers and maximise profitability
• Work to build and maintain great relationships with the supplier base to deliver great product, achieve margin and deliver to critical path

Qualifications & Requirements

• Help develop the wider team through effective leadership and management; Demonstrable success in leading your own area within Buying, ideally from a mid market high street fashion brand
• Highly creative nature, with a passion for working closely with product and suppliers design teams to create a balanced profitable range.
• Flexibility and ability to work at pace, in a fast-moving environment with varied supply base and high option count.
• Strong commercial understanding of the ladieswear market, especially with knitwear/Beach or Casual daywear category, strong negotiation skills across varied countries of origin.
• Excellent problem solver and decision maker - always focusing on creative solutions to drive results.
• Strong communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Active team player and a self starter who constantly contributes, supports and develops the team, who is also able to facilitate special projects
• Excellent PC skills (Microsoft Word & Excel) with an emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy
• At Monsoon Accessorize we don't focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.