Overview
The appointment of Senior Buyer is a fixed term position for the duration of 1 year. Reporting to the Head of Retail, this role is responsible for the sourcing and development of all merchandise for the V&A shops, managing the output of the buying team and working collaboratively with the wider retail team to fulfil strategic retail objectives. The Commercial division is tasked with developing and delivering an ambitious strategy for sustainable commercial growth, as a fundamental part of the overall V&A experience and brand position, and to underpin the museum group’s future financial sustainability.
Responsibilities
* Source and develop merchandise for V&A shops.
* Manage the output of the buying team.
* Collaborate with the wider retail team to fulfil strategic retail objectives.
* Support the Commercial division’s strategy for sustainable commercial growth.
About The V&A
The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK’s national collections and houses resources for study across architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
Our Mission Is To Be Recognised As The World’s Leading Museum Of Art, Design And Performance, And To Enrich People’s Lives By Promoting Research, Knowledge And Enjoyment Of The Designed World To The Widest Possible Audience. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and pursue six strategic objectives:
* To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
* Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
* Expand the V&A’s international reach, reputation and impact.
* Operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
* Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
* Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.
Benefits
* Generous pension scheme
* 29 days plus bank holidays
* Flexible working
* Tickets to V&A exhibitions
* Subsidised staff canteen
* 25% discount in V&A shops
* Give as you earn scheme
* Bicycle loan
* Interest-free season ticket
* Interest-free rental deposit loan
* Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike
* Wide range of training and professional development opportunities
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Staff diversity networks
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. We are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. Commitments include:
* The Disability Confident Employer scheme offers guaranteed interviews for applicants with a disability who meet essential criteria, and inclusive recruitment processes.
* Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
* Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.
* Support for employees and adjustments during employment.
Job Descriptions are currently uploaded as PDFs. If you require the documents in Word format, please email careers@vam.ac.uk with your request.
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