Senior buyer, lifestyle, ecommerce multi-brand, london

Senior Buyer

Dynamic Rec-focused US Ecommerce Multi-brand – Lifestyle, Home, events, interiors, gifting.

London Based: Remote for 18 months

Moving towards hybrid 3 days in/2 days remote when London H/O launches.

( This Role can be fractional or full-time)

A premium lifestyle and discovery platform is looking for a rare commercial mind — someone who builds with taste and has as much conviction as they buy.

This is a founding-level role at a well-backed curated lifestyle platform in its launch-to-scale phase. As Senior Buyer you will be responsible for curation of a third-party brand assortment, end-to-end white label product development, and anchor the product side of a tastemaker partnership programme spanning iconic & artisan brand collaborations to limited-edition product drops. You must have proven range selection expertise in the dynamic world of lifestyle brands (everything but fashion!), drop ship experience and Product Development skills. You will work directly with the founder and in close partnership with the Snr Buyer in New York, shaping and curating the assortment DNA.

THE SCOPE

Buying & Brand Curation

Third-party buying across curated assortment. Evaluate drop-ship and wholesale models; negotiate terms. Build a dynamic network of artisan makers and design-led brands across the US, Europe, and internationally.

White Label Development

Own own-brand product lines from brief through sampling, production, and delivery. Identify and manage international manufacturing partners. Build the long-term white label roadmap.

Tastemaker Collaboration

Product selection for tastemaker partnerships. Curated edits, custom drops, and limited collections. Identify vendor partners with desirable and collaboration for seasonal exclusives.

Range Planning & Strategy

Build and execute seasonal range plans balancing creative ambition with commercial targets. Manage open-to-buy budgets; align buying decisions with real-time trading insight.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Senior buying (multi-brand range selection in lifestyle, accessories, home, gifting categories, a product development background for premium, design-led lifestyle brands
• Experience with tastemaker or creator partnerships in a commercial context
• Proven white label / own-brand development from sourcing through to market
• Strong network of relevant brands, suppliers, and manufacturers across the US and Europe, including the ability to source and build relationships with artisan/makers and ensure they can be brought to market.
• Commercially astute: Margin, open-to-buy, seasonal planning, supplier negotiation
• Refined aesthetic sensibility and genuine cultural curiosity – This brand is for the discerning premium customer – Modern, busy and with superb taste levels!
• Entrepreneurial energy; comfortable moving between strategy and execution
• Willingness to travel to NYC every 6 wks; hybrid flexibility as the business evolves
• Positive, solutions focused, an asset to this dynamic team.

A competitive base salary, performance bonus, and a great bonus is at stake for someone who joins at this moment - When the decisions carry the most weight and the greatest reward.

Please send your CV to us and we will reply as long as you have the skills and experience highlighted above.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK.