Our client
* Entrepreneurial, fantastic Homeware online company
* Fantastic opportunity, with lots of accountability and exposure.
* Growing successful company
* Fantastic opportunity, with lots of accountability and exposure.
* This Buyer role is ideal for forward thinking individual, who has excellent sourcing and negotiation skills, category strategy and experience of leading range reviews.
The role:
* The Buyer Homeware will be responsible for planning and developing specific product ranges that exceed customer expectations.
* As Buyer Homeware you will define the category strategy for your category that will deliver the target sales and margin contribution
* As Buyer Homeware you will conduct range reviews to identify gaps and product opportunities and will develop sourcing strategies focusing on cost, lead time, quality etc
* Reporting to the Head of Buying the Buyer Homeware will negotiate terms and cost pricing with suppliers.
* The Buyer Homeware will understand the competitive marketplace and will identify the opportunity for new product ranges
* The Buyer Homeware will analyse and report on product range performance and will manage the end to end product lifecycle.
* In the role the Buyer Homewares will work cross functionally with multiple departments especially the ecommerce team to drive product performance and sales.
Ideal candidate:
* You will currently be working as a buyer within UK retail or manufacturing ideally but not essentially this will include working for an ecommerce organization
* It is essential that you demonstrate a passion for product and a flair for commerciality along with fantastic negotiation skills
* Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills, you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders.
* As Buyer Homeware you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit. You will have experience of managing multiple projects and roadmaps
* You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude
Benefits & details:
* Salary up to £45k plus, bonus and benefits
* Fantastic culture, growing company
* Role is split between the office in Essex (3 days) and home (2 days)
Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17663/7.Confidentiality assured.
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