Lead Buyer

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic online retail start-up in London seeks a Gifting and Promotions Lead to drive innovative gifting concepts and manage client relationships. This hybrid role requires creativity, team leadership, and strong analytical skills. Join a thriving product team and contribute to exciting promotional campaigns while enjoying growth opportunities.

Benefits

Growth and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing and mentoring a small team.
• Proficient in data analysis using Excel.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team in campaign planning.
• Build strong relationships with clients.
• Analyse data and identify trends.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Creativity

Team Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Background in Buying

Product Sourcing

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

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Lead Buyer/Gifting and Promotions Lead – online retail – Up to £60k – Hybrid working from London office.

Our client, an exciting online retail start-up are looking to onboard an ambitious and highly skilled Gifting and Promotions Lead to join their thriving, Product Team!

This is a hybrid role working at least 3 days from their London office per week and offers some great benefits, including growth and development opportunities.

As Gifting and Promotions Lead you will be leading and supporting a small friendly team, aligning the team on priorities, as well as campaign planning. This role is pivotal, supporting their clients end-to-end gifting programmes, crafting innovative gifting concepts and analysing post promotion results. You will be building strong relationships with clients, understanding their unique requirements and building bespoke solutions around these, planning each promotion, to ensure the right products are selected to achieve the best results, analysing data, identifying trends and much more!

What do I need?

• A passion for products and a love for gifting - always staying ahead of the latest product trends!
• Experience of managing and mentoring a small team and coordinating project delivery
• Creative and curious mindset to build the best and most exciting catalogues tailored to the clients needs
• Excellent stake holder management skills – the ability to build strong business relationships internally and externally.
• A background in buying, product sourcing, procurement with a good understanding of commercial dynamics
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel to prepare and analyse data.
• A positive, forward-thinking attitude.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.

If you’re a motivated and creative Buyer, Product, Merchandise or Procurement specialist, with a passion for gifting and management experience, send us your CV today!

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