Junior Buyer - Brands & Wholesale

Monsoon Accessorize; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail brand in the UK is seeking a Junior Buyer to join their new business area, Monsoon Bazaar. In this role, you will manage product ranges, build supplier relationships, and oversee the buying process. Key responsibilities include sourcing new brands and coordinating product launches. Ideal candidates have experience with fashion retail buying and a keen understanding of industry trends. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working options and generous staff discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Bonus day off after 6 months

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Flexible working approach

Staff discount up to 50%

Interest-free season ticket loans

Discounted gym membership

Additional discounts like Westfield discount

Qualifications

• Experience managing a category and delivering to the critical path.
• Ability to understand and appreciate the aesthetic of Monsoon and the customer.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage product ranges for Monsoon Bazaar.
• Source and onboard new brands, overseeing contracts and deliveries.
• Collaborate with design, suppliers, and marketing teams for product launches.

Skills

Experience in buying for a commercial fashion retailer

Knowledge of new brands and trends

Highly motivated and hardworking

Job description

We have an exciting new role for a Junior Buyer within Monsoon’s growing third-party marketplace ‘Monsoon Bazaar’. An online curation of beautiful and sustainable products.

This Junior Buyer (Brands & Wholesale) role offers a unique chance to be part of a new business area within an established brand. Working within a small dynamic team, you’ll gain broad exposure across multiple functions, getting involved in multiple aspects of the business. You will develop and curate product ranges, manage supplier relationships, and oversee the full end-to-end buying process.

What the Junior Buyer does :

• Development of own area – new in-house brand and collaborations. Working closely with design and supply base, managing critical path, fit sessions and price negotiation and PO management
• Support the process of sourcing new and exciting brands that align with Monsoon values
• Range selection of 3rd party brands
• Manage the onboarding process of new brands – contract exchange and delivery requirements
• Manages deliveries and intake
• Manage end-to-end launch process from brand to online – collating product information from 3rd party brands, images & copy
• Support with marketing ideas and email design, working closely with digital design and online teams
• Manage samples process from suppliers needed for internal shoots & press events
• Working closely across multiple functions in the business and externals – Supplier, Studio & Image Team, Marketing, Digital Design
• Participates in seasonal press shows

What you need to succeed as a Junior Buyer :

• Experience in buying for a commercial fashion retailer, with a background of managing a category and delivering to the critical path
• Highly motivated and hardworking with the desire to work in a start-up environment
• Knowledge of new brands and the latest trends, and ability to understand and appreciate the aesthetic of Monsoon and the customer

What we offer you in return :

• Competitive salary
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
• A pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
• A flexible working approach
• Early pay day Friday finish
• A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym membership at our on-campus wellness centre
• Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, etc.

If this all sounds great and you feel you are who we are looking for, let us know and apply today.

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.

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.