Responsibilities:
Product Development & Range Building:
- To develop customer and market-focused own brand product collections, keeping a keen eye on the market, competition, current and forthcoming fashion trends. The product collections should be in‑line with Company strategy for the brand.
- To constantly review competition to ensure our product proposition is in line with the market across all key areas: fashion trend, price, quality and availability.
- To visit the relevant shoe fairs and fashion shows to ensure the most competitive and appropriate product collections are developed.
- To actively review and manage supplier relationships and source new vendors that will add value to your specific portfolio and to de‑list those vendors that no longer meet the business needs.
- To continually investigate and propose new product opportunities within the relevant branded market to ensure sales are optimised and brand portfolio is continuously reviewed.
Product Performance:
- To deliver the Company target of Gross Profit by ensuring collections are in line with Company margin targets.
- To deliver the intake margin target set seasonally.
- To ensure that Company sales targets are achieved by buying product that is appropriate to the brands’ customer profile and current trading conditions.
Communication:
- To sustain and develop a close and open working relationship with the Merchandising Team that will ensure in‑season trading issues are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
- To work alongside the Company Marketing function to ensure product ranges are effectively promoted to your target consumer. Product ranges and new developments should be communicated to the Marketing function on a regular and timely basis.
Requirements
The Person:
- Previous experience as a Buyer
- Proven success delivering commercial collections achieving budgeted margins
- Previous line management experience
- Existing strong supplier relationships
- The ability to drive the brand forward
Benefits
- Free 24 hour virtual GP access
- Enviable staff discounts
- Harrods discount
- Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
- Summer Hours - 2pm Friday Finish
- Active social committee who arrange a variety of activities such as office drinks, quizzes, free lunches, movie nights etc
- Gym discounts
- Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance
