## Senior Buyer - HomewareApplylocations: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: V97914## **Are you a movement maker? Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities?**## **Here is what you need to know about the job:****Senior Buyer – Homeware**Location: Camden, LondonWe are recruiting for a **Senior Buyer - Homeware** within our Homeware and General Merchandise team based in Camden, London.Working type: Hybrid Working – 3 Days in the OfficeJob Types: Full-time, Permanent – 37.5 hours a week (Monday to Friday)**About the Company**MILES is a globally acting end-to-end supply chain management company which creates holistic product concepts from development, sourcing, production to final delivery and marketing. MILES is part of the Li & Fung Group with a fantastic portfolio of customers.**About the Role**The successful candidate will work on a range of accounts and general merchandise product ranges. The successful candidate will work closely with the wider global team, driving new product ranges and categories and managing margins carefully.**Qualifications & Key Responsibilities*** Experienced and has previously worked with all homeware categories* Liaise with Buyers and Category Managers and own these specific accounts and have sales targets* Able to create commercial ranges that are right for our customers. Ensure that all categories at profitable and achieving good margins* Experience overseeing and signing off the sample process – lab dips/strike offs, red and gold seals* Strong understanding of our customer requirements, competitors, and marketplace trends* Experience working to deadlines and launch dates with multiple customers* Experience carrying out in-store and online competitor analysis and SWOT reports to assist new product development* Able to follow the Product Development process from initial ideas to launch. Spend a great amount of time analysing the marketplace and trends to offer out customers the trending products* Familiar working with margins and cost of goods. The key is to identify the margin the customer wants to make and work on calculations based on this* Experienced working with overseas suppliers and factories. Attend trade fairs for design inspiration and source new suppliers.* Flexible and comfortable working in a very fast-paced environment* A great communicator and able to work with various stakeholders at all levels* Confident, outgoing and well presented* Resilient and solutions focussed* This role may involve travel to our customer’s offices and occasional overseas travel to factories.* Please ensure you have the Right to Work in the UK before applying for this position.**What We Offer*** The opportunity to work with a growing fashion and lifestyle business* A collaborative, creative, and commercially focused team environment* Exposure to end-to-end product and packaging design, from concept to retail* Competitive salary#lffashion#miles## **If this sounds like you, Apply Now!**
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