Junior Buyer - Accessories

Kurt Geiger; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury footwear and accessories brand in Greater London is seeking a Junior Buyer to manage supplier relationships and drive product development. The ideal candidate will have previous buying experience with premium brands, strong negotiation skills, and existing supplier relationships. This role offers a variety of employee benefits including discounts, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth within a vibrant team. Join us in a fast-paced environment where your contributions are valued!

Benefits

Free 24 hour virtual GP access

Staff discounts

Half Day, Pay Day Friday

Exclusive Sample sales

Summer Hours - 2pm Friday Finish

Gym discounts

Enhanced pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must have previous buying experience for a premium/luxury brand.
• Existing strong supplier relationships are essential.
• Excellent negotiation skills and attention to details required.

Responsibilities

• Review and manage supplier relationships actively.
• Propose new product opportunities in the relevant branded market.
• Deliver the intake margin target seasonally.
• Manage a comprehensive delivery schedule.
• Develop market-focused own brand product collections.
• Constantly review competition to ensure product propositions are competitive.

Skills

Buying experience

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Relationship management

Job description

Junior Buyer - Accessories

Kurt Geiger | About Us

We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

Responsibilities

• To actively review and manage supplier relationships, supporting end-to-end buying process
• To continually investigate and propose new product opportunities within the relevant branded market to ensure sales are optimised and brand portfolio is continuously reviewed.
• To deliver the intake margin target set seasonally.
• To manage a comprehensive and accurate delivery schedule, that meets and supports the needs of the business and where appropriate deal with any late deliveries either by cancellation or achieving suitable discounts.
• To develop customer and market-focused own brand product collections, keeping a keen eye on the market, competition, current and forthcoming fashion trends. The product collections should be in-line with Company strategy for the brand.
• To constantly review competition to ensure our product proposition is in line with the market across all key areas: fashion trend, price, quality and availability.

The Person

• Previous buying experience for a premium/luxury brand is a must
• Existing strong supplier relationships
• Highly organised with excellent negotiation skills and attention to details
• Possess the ability to drive the brand forward
• Previous experience in managing people preferred

Benefits

• Free 24 hour virtual GP access
• Enviable staff discounts
• Harrods discount
• Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• Exclusive Staff only Sample sales
• Summer Hours - 2pm Friday Finish
• Active social committee who arrange a variety of activities such as office drinks, quizzes, free lunches, movie nights, and bring your dog to work day.
• Gym discounts
• Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance

If you’re successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world’s leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard-work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real opportunities for progression.

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