Senior Buyer

Zachary Daniels; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion and lifestyle brand in the UK seeks an experienced Senior Buyer to lead a dynamic team. This hybrid role involves managing supplier relationships, driving strategy, and developing innovative buying strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in multi-product buying and a proven ability to inspire and motivate teams while achieving commercial targets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior Buyer with a multi-product background.
• Ability to motivate and develop team members.
• Experience in analyzing data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and inspire your team.
• Manage supplier relationships and onboarding new partners.
• Plan all buys in collaboration with the Merchandiser.
• Identify gaps and opportunities across ranges.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Supplier management

Data-driven decision making

Creativity

Job description

Senior Buyer GBP48,000 - GBP60,000 Merseyside Hybrid

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join a dynamic, creative, and high-performing team within one of the UK's longest standing fashion and lifestyle brands.You'll bring strong product intuition, commercial acumen, and proven leadership, driving strategy, delivering results, and inspiring your team & those around you to achieve their best.

In this role, you'll play a key role in developing the department's vision each season, managing supplier relationships, and executing ambitious buying strategies that balance creativity, profitability, and innovation.

As the Experienced Buyer, You Will:

• Lead, develop, and inspire your team
• Review and improve ways of working, driving greater efficiency and clarity across the team.
• Take ownership of strategic range building, ensuring well-balanced collections that reflect brand DNA, customer needs, and commercial targets.
• Plan all buys in collaboration with your Merchandiser, aligning to budgets, forecasts, and business objectives.
• Identify gaps and opportunities across ranges, capitalising on emerging trends and sales data.
• Build and deliver "lessons learned" presentations for leadership - providing clear insights and forward strategies from trading performance.
• Communicate best and worst sellers, driving clear actions and learnings across the wider team.
• Own supplier strategy with onboarding new partners, maintaining strong relationships, and conducting regular supplier visits.
• Manage sourcing across multi-product categories, balancing short- and long-lead production both in the Far East and closer to home.
• Demonstrate strong trading performance, achieving margin, sales, and cash targets.
• Partner with Merchandising on OTB management, seasonal budgeting, and forecasting.
• Analyse historical and in-season data to inform commercial decisions and shape future strategies.
• Oversee Monday trade reporting, ensuring key actions are understood and implemented across the team.
• Manage critical paths and delivery schedules, ensuring smooth launches and timely product drops.
• Communicate any stock issues, delays, or cancellations clearly and promptly across departments.
• Oversee campaign and trigger dates, ensuring key styles land on time to support all marketing platforms and trading plans.

Who You Are:

• A proven established - senior Buyer with a strong multi-product background.
• Commercially sharp, data-driven, and confident in trading a fast-paced department.
• An inspiring people leader, able to motivate and develop those around you
• Skilled in building balanced, profitable, and innovative ranges.
• Collaborative and communicative
• Experienced in supplier management, sourcing, and sustainability initiatives.
• Highly organised, proactive, and adaptable, thriving in a dynamic environment.