AddressA very rare and exciting opportunity Buying across all categories to build the Curve range. This is a rare opportunity for a Buyer to work across multi-product.
Work alongside the Design team to develop commercially relevant ranges.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop clear frameworks for product development aligned with key strategies, encompassing factors such as costing, grading, end use, and trends.
- Consider customer mindset in all markets to deliver commercially viable product ranges.
- Identify and capitalise on new trends and opportunities by sourcing new product categories and factories.
- Analyse trade performance alongside Planners to make informed trading decisions.
- Collaborate with suppliers to minimise lead times and maximise trade.
- Optimise stock holdings by challenging suppliers for repeat dates and suggesting cancellations or reductions to mitigate business risk.
- Ensure ranges adhere to budgeted financial parameters and meet targets.
- Conduct post-season SWOT analysis and develop forward strategies in collaboration with the Planner.
- Critical path analysis to optimise sales and hold suppliers accountable.
- Collaborate with the Planner to ensure appropriate grading and depth of products, providing evidence-based challenges as needed.
- Work with suppliers to overcome constraints and ensure balanced ranges across markets.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Fashion Design/Buying.
- Minimum 5 years' experience as a Womenswear Buyer, with experience in Curve/Plus Size or Maternity.
- Experience handling high workloads and meeting tight deadlines.
- Must be a team player and enjoy working closely and collaboratively with other functions of the business
- Enthusiastic approach - positive, proactive and ambitious!
- Birthday and Loyalty leave!
- Subsidised café purchases and car parking
- Early finishes once a month!
- Fast Paced Business - with huge international growth
- Extremely stable business, with great systems and processes.
- Generous staff discounts
Additional information
- Birthday and loyalty leave!
- Early finishes once a month
- Generous employee discounts!
