Senior Buyer

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

Job summary

A dynamic retail brand in Greater Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to lead seasonal strategies and product development. You will be responsible for balancing creativity with commercial discipline, ensuring strong margins while maintaining brand quality. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses excellent leadership skills, and has experience in category management. This role offers an attractive salary package between £60,000 - £80,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in buying product strategies and managing categories.
• Ability to balance creativity with commercial discipline.
• Proven track record in securing volume and margin improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead seasonal strategies and product ownership.
• Create a motivated environment for the team.
• Implement strategies for efficient range building.

Skills

Trend led

Commercially astute

Creativity

Team leadership

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, deliveri...