About the role As the Senior Buying Manager for our dynamic Ladieswear team at F&F, you’ll take the lead on shaping our online ranges for one of the UK’s most loved fashion brands. In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with your Merchandiser, Design and Technical teams to plan and deliver commercial, fashion‑forward and profitable online collections that truly meet our customers’ needs. You’ll also play a key role in developing and inspiring your team to deliver a best‑in‑class online shopping experience. This role is ideal for an experienced Buyer ready for their next challenge - someone who can collaborate effectively with fellow Buying Managers to drive top‑line strategy and deliver against key KPIs. You will be responsible for • Creating a topline strategy for your department working with your Merchandise Planning Manager and your team to deliver this each season. • Working with the design team to research and develop product ranges that will hit seasonal trends and set the standard, aligned with the brands identity. • Building ranges for your category with merchandising colleagues, and design team, making sure you cater for all our customer\'s needs, preferences and buying behaviours, • Reviewing existing supplier performance and leading the sourcing strategy for the department in alignment with the overarching sourcing strategy. • Negotiating costs and setting the selling price to deliver product margin for the dept - working with suppliers and technical team to ensure fit and quality standards are met. • Overseeing critical path with your team and suppliers, ensuring key dates are met to ensure on time launch. • Trading your department with your Merchandise Planning Manager and suppliers to react quickly to opportunities and trends in addition to de-risking where relevant. Ensuring we have knowledge of the market and competition, to establish any shifts or trends that may affect sales and require action. • Conducting buying trips to establish relationships with suppliers, understand manufacturing capability and opportunities, develop new products and negotiate prices and capacity plans. • Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence • Developing and leading a strong team, giving them the opportunities to be their best • You will manage additional responsibilities that contribute to the running of the division and support your peer group. You will need • Ladies clothing buying experience (multi-product and online experience preferable) • Strategic planning skills • Product development experience • Range and trade planning experience • Sourcing and managing a remote supply base inc. FE/NE travel • Building strong business partnerships • Strong negotiation skills • Range and trade planning experience • Strong cross‑functional collaboration with balance of buying team, merchandising, digital product & content tea • Data analysis and numeracy skills • Coaching and managing people What’s in it for you We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more! Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) Private medical insurance 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing About us Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues. It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year. We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers. But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business. We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date. For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com VP25 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .