Senior Buyer

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium multi-product brand is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead seasonal strategies and manage product ranges. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for trends and a solid understanding of commercial principles. You'll be empowered to create profitable assortments while fostering team collaboration in a fast-paced environment. This role requires strong sourcing skills and the ability to inspire innovation, ensuring products align with customer demands while maintaining brand integrity.

Qualifications

• Strong personal sense of style and natural eye for trend.
• Ability to translate brand ethos into commercially successful products.
• Experience in leading seasonal strategies and product launches.

Responsibilities

• Lead ambitious seasonal strategies while being hands on with products.
• Own range building end-to-end, delivering profitable assortments.
• Develop and inspire the team, challenging existing processes.

Skills

Trend awareness

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Sourcing expertise

Creative product development

Analytical skills

Job description

Senior Buyer | Scaling, Premium Brand | Multi Product | £60,000 - £80,000 DOE | Greater Manchester

This is a rare, one-off, opportunity to join a fast, scaling, premium, multi - product brand at an exciting stage of growth. We are looking for a Senior Buyer who is trend led, design, driven and commercially astute.

You need to be someone who thrives in building product with purpose while delivering strong margin and cash results.

You will operate with a Buying Manager mindset, with real autonomy across your departments, supported by a collaborative and creative culture.

The Role:

As their Senior Buyer you will lead ambitious seasonal strategies while remaining hands on with product. You will balance creativity with commercial discipline, with knowing how to price, cost and build compelling, well balanced "drops".

You will implement strategies around buying upfront for core product, secure committed volume, and leverage fabric and scale to achieve stronger margins without compromising quality or brand DNA.

You will inspire and develop your team, challenge ways of working, and continuously improve efficiency as the business scales.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead with clarity and pace, holding direct reports accountable for the trading and performance of their sub - categories.
• Create an environment where the team feels motivated, supported and commercially empowered.
• Own range building end - to - end, delivering balanced, trend led and profitable assortments.
• Review colour, print, shape and fabric direction, protecting best sellers while consistently driving newness.
• Identify gaps and opportunities across ranges, reacting quickly to sales to maximise commercial potential.
• Drive test & trial strategies to unlock innovation, speed and incremental profit.
• Build and present lessons learnt and performance reviews to Heads of and Directors
• Partner closely with Merchandisers to: Build clear pricing architectures, plan all seasonal buys, manage OTB and seasonal budgets, forecast and project volume programmes.
• Deliver strong trading performance across margin, cash sales and stock health
• Lead supplier strategy, maintaining strong existing relationships while onboarding new partners
• Confident sourcing across Far East and near, shore supply bases (short and long lead)
• Secure committed product through smart fabric and volume buys to achieve cost efficiencies
• Source new fabrics and trims, including experience with more sustainable fabrications
• Conduct cross, costing projects to protect and improve margin
• Attend supplier visits, trend trips and design meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee critical path management and delivery schedules across the wider team.
• Manage Monday trade reports, setting clear actions and priorities along with merchandising.
• Proactively communicate and resolve stock risks, delays and cancellations
• Own launch readiness, ensuring campaign, trigger dates and key styles land on time.
• Lead planning and execution of all product launches within your department.

About You:

You have a strong personal sense of style, a natural eye for trend, and an instinctive understanding of what customers will want next. You're able to truly embody the brand, translating its ethos into commercially successful product season after season.

You're confident working at pace, thrive in a scaling environment and feel energised by building something special. You balance creativity with commercial rigour, understanding how to turn trend and design into margin, volume and sell-through