Kurt Geiger | About Us
We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.
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.
The Person:
* Previous experience as a footwear 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
* Competitive basic salary
* Pension and life assurance
* Enviable discounts
* Gym Discounts
* Summer Hours - 3pm Friday Finish
* Half Day, Payday Friday (once per month)
* RetailTrust support
* & so much more!
Our Culture
We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.
Our Stores
The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963. Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.