Jersey Buyer

Zachary Daniels; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail apparel and fashion industry is seeking a Mid-Senior Buyer to join their dynamic team in Liverpool. The role emphasizes strategic planning, team leadership, and market analysis to enhance product offerings. You will be responsible for developing junior staff and optimizing supplier relationships while keeping the product range competitive and aligned with market trends.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible hours

Qualifications

• Experienced Buyer with a proven track record.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams.
• Experience with trading from the Far East and sustainable practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and nurture junior team members to achieve promotions.
• Build balanced ranges and maintain supplier relationships.
• Manage stock issues and prepare for product launches.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Communication

Market Analysis

Job description

This range is provided by Zachary Daniels. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

• Competitive Salary DOE £
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Flexi hours

You will need to be an experienced Buyer who has a proven track record of working well under pressure, the ability to lead & inspire their team whilst also executing ambitious strategies throughout each season.
In this role you will explore your love for product whilst being a part of a creative & collaborative environment.

AS THE BUYER:

• You will have developed Buyers Admin Assistants, Assistant Buyers or Junior Buyers through challenging and nurturing them in their roles to achieve promotions & key career highlights
• Examples of reviewing ways of working and improving efficiencies
• Range Building is critical
• On boarding new suppliers
• Multi - product background is essential

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Building lessons learnt presentations for your Head of's & Directors
• Clear ability to communicate Best & Worst indicators and building strategy points from these learnings with the wider, more junior members of the team
• Challenging and holding your direct reports accountable for the running & trading their own sub- categories
• Ensuring daily that your team feel motivated and supported with all tasks
• Review and build clear pricing architectures with merchandisers
• Plan with your Merchandiser all buys
• Build well-balanced ranges
• Ability to identify gaps within all ranges and capitalise on new opportunities
• Encourage junior members of the team to react to sales, always looking to make money for the business with new product
• Review colour, prints, shapes whilst protecting best sellers but at all times introducing newness to keep ranges moving forward
• Experience with trading from the Far East and closer to home (short & long lead) is essential
• Maintain supplier relationships whilst onboarding new suppliers to the business
• Ability to source new fabrics and trims as well as having experience sourcing more sustainable fabrications
• Experience of test and trial methods to drive newness and profit for your department
• Reputable trading performance at margin level and cash sales
• Experienced with OTB and seasonal budget management with your merchandiser
• Ability to dive into historical and new data for your department so that commercial decisions can be made from a trading point of view
• Manage Monday Trade reports and key actions for your department to take
• Ability to oversee the wider team for critical path and delivery schedule
• Manage and communicate any stock issues, delays, cancellations with the full team
• Manage and prepare for all product launches via the critical path you set for your entire department
• Manage campaign and trigger dates to ensure key styles launch on time successfully
• Work closely with Merchandiser to plan and prepare forecasting and projections for any volume programmes
• Conduct cross costing projects to protect and increase margin
• Attend trend and design meetings with internal & external stakeholders

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing

• Industries

  Retail Apparel and Fashion

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