Buyer - Home Textiles

N Brown; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail company is seeking a Junior Buyer to collaborate with the Category Manager and drive the development of home textile ranges. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, strong organizational and communication skills, and a keen interest in online retail. Responsibilities include liaising with suppliers, range development, and market analysis. This role offers flexible working hours and a competitive benefits package, including a company pension and mental health support.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Company pension with up to 8% contribution

Mental health support

Colleague discount across all brands

Onsite café with subsidised rates

Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance

Paid volunteer time

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate required skills through work experience.
• Driven and motivated individual.

Responsibilities

• Develop a customer-centric range with appropriate pricing and quality.
• Liaise with suppliers and negotiate cost prices.
• Onboard new brands and manage the critical path.
• Support the Category Manager in team development.
• Monitor market trends and customer activity.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interest in home textiles

Motivation

Online retail experience

Education

Relevant degree in buying

Job description

The Junior Buyer Role reports to the Category Manager working together to deliver the best ranges for our customer, as well as operating in the wider team structure such as Sourcing, Product Innovation and Merchandising. The role will have a larger degree of buying responsibility and is the second step to becoming a buyer. The aim is to deliver a profitable customer centric range and provide day to day support to a Category Manager. What will you do as an Junior Buyer at N Brown?

Responsibilities

• Work with the team developing a customer centric range with the right price architecture and quality standards
• Supplier liaison/relationships and cost price negotiation
• On boarding new brands
• Responsibility for critical path management
• Day to day development and motivation of BAA's under the guidance of the Category Manager, organising their weekly schedule with regular check ins
• Supporting the delivery of margin targets
• Range planning and building for ranges they are responsible for, presenting this to the team before final sign of with the Head of Category.
• Reviewing weekly sales, with a focus on the best and worst sellers and actions to drive their area and presenting back to the team
• Monitoring the market and customer activity through competitive shops, sales and trend analysis, presenting this monthly
• Attend and contribute to buying meeting, leading these in the Category Manager's absence
• Regular website checks for product set up issues and fixing (where necessary)

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in buying or the ability to demonstrate the required level of skills through work‑experience
• Excellent administrative, communication and organisation skills
• A keen interest in home textiles and customer first
• Driven & motivated
• Online retail experience essential

Here at N Brown, we champion inclusivity by making our customers look and feel amazing. With our industry leading expertise in creating fashion that fits, we've been proudly breaking down these barriers for over 150 years. You will be part of a team who have a strong strategy to grow Home Textiles and are passionate about offering Homeware in an inspiring way and developing Home trends whilst nurturing brand relationships.

Working here you'll explore everything the world of digital retail has to offer - asking questions, trying new things and chasing new opportunities. Combine this curiosity with the freedom to make your own decisions, take charge of projects and work flexibly, and you've got the perfect place to show your skills and learn new ones. It's fast and furious here at times, but this just means something new and exciting is always on the way. So, if you collaborate, think on your feet, embrace innovation and love rising to a challenge, your work with us will have a serious impact on the business, your career and our customers' lives.

Benefits

• 24 days holiday pro‑rated (+ 8 bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 10 days
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance
• Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

Ways of working

• We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role you're in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So if you are travelling by train, tram or bus we're perfectly located, plus we're surrounded by cool cafes, trendy bars and the best places to eat!
• Our full-time working hours are 36.17 per week over 5‑days. We don't have strict working hours therefore there is some flexibility around start and finish times as long as you are meeting the needs of the business.
• Our promise to you: We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.