Junior Buyer

JUNIOR BUYER - WYSE LONDON

An exciting opportunity to join a premium Womenswear Brand that is going from strength to strength.

Wyse London is looking for a dynamic and talented individual to join the Buying team. This role offers a great chance to work with beautiful, high quality product and to be part of a growing business with an online presence & stores. The ideal candidate will have Womenswear experience, preferably including Denim & Outerwear and will be able to support, deliver and trade product ranges, manage the critical path and product life cycle working effectively and efficiently to ensure a smooth and consistent running of the brand.

Main responsibilities:

1. Deliver new, exciting, and balanced Knitwear, Outerwear & Bottoms ranges alongside the Founder and Head of Buying.
2. Trade into best sellers on a daily basis, chase into strong reactions and relentlessly seek new ideas.
3. Maximise in season trading through effective OTB management.
4. Analyse weekly reports and work with merchandising to review risks and opportunities.
5. Deputise for Head of buying when needed, feeding back to senior management and Founder.
6. Prepare and present weekly trade meetings, product reviews and sign offs.
7. Work with the Design team to help create and curate balanced ranges.
8. Utilise strong supplier management skills to maintain relationships whilst working to meet launch dates and margin targets.
9. Manage and lead projects for the brand as required.
10. Ensure all administrative and systems are accurate and updated in a timely manner to ensure clear and consistent information.
11. Support and develop junior team members.
12. Manage the critical path, monitor all orders from initial product development through to delivery, ensuring the smooth running of the development process, maintaining delivery schedules.
13. Attend weekly fit meetings with Garment Tech team, making suggestions on fit, styling and trims.
14. Daily approvals- review lab dip and trim approvals.
15. Work with cross functional partners to implement new ways of working to help drive top line sales.
16. Maintain a high level of trend awareness for department and wider market.
17. Undertake comp shops to support the team in aligning the brand positioning with regards to changing market expectations.

1. A Junior or Senior Assistant Buyer with relevant womenswear experience.
2. Self-motivated and dynamic self-starter who works relentlessly to deliver outstanding product.
3. Highly organised with great attention to detail, able to work well within a fast-paced environment.
4. Passionate about beautiful product and high quality.
5. Flexible and a great team player.
6. A strong communicator and team leader.
7. Ambitious, conscientious, and able to work calmly under pressure.
8. Collaborative with strong interpersonal skills and team orientation.
9. A commercial individual with great market awareness.
10. Confident with numerical skills and experienced with negotiation and trading.

1. Hybrid working: Monday-Thursday in the office 9-5. Fridays working from home.
2. Offices in Shepherds Bush.
3. Pension.
4. Clothing allowance.