Junior Footwear Buyer

7 days ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Moda in Pelle Full time

Junior Footwear Buyer

40hrs per week

Salary - Competitive

International Travel

Office based


As a Junior Buyer Footwear/Handbag and Accessories department you will be responsible for selected product areas, you will be managing all aspects ranging from supplier liaison, working closely with design sourcing & product development.


Strong negotiating skills will be a pre requisite as you achieve set BIM for the business; liaising closely with factories globally to achieve this.


You will need to have strong interpersonal skills, being able to manage up and down within the team, exceptional communication skills will enable you to flourish internally and externally to get the best results for both you and the business.


Day to day managing of administrative tasks will be needed and ‘commerciality’ is paramount alongside a confident and passionate outlook for both product and the brand.


Range Development/Market Awareness

  • Responsible for one or more key areas across Footwear & Handbags Accessories. Working with design; designing & sourcing components/hardware along with specialised leathers and feature materials negotiating directly with suppliers building & developing the collection, ensuring it is in line within the offer in terms of sourcing/pricing structure/brand position/margin.


  • Required to lead & manage selection/sign off meetings alongside merchandising presenting to Buying Director and CEO.


  • Develop a strong working relationship with key departments across the business i.e. merchandising – working the system and using the MIP system to support buying decisions. Trading your area on a weekly basis. Monitoring sales reactions and adapting trading decisions accordingly.


  • Travel with buying/Design & QA team across Europe and Far East when required throughout the season – aiding the whole team to deliver the requirements for each trip and supporting as and when all product functions.


  • Demonstrates a clear understanding of Moda in Pelles requirements for product standards in order to be able to communicate effectively with issues regarding product/price/quality. Attention to detail is a pre requisite.


  • Market position – have a clear understanding of both target market and how this then implicates the category mix. Aware of our competition and movement each week.


  • Actively conducts thorough benchmarking of competitors ranges to look for missed opportunities/price architecture and movement, sourcing activities - which retailer is using what COO. Marketing/web activity.


  • Is able to work out margins accurately and have an understanding of costings required to do a buying job: i.e. margins/WSSI/budget build up/OTB/speed to market.
  • Optimising sales on best sellers and trading out of poor reactions. Working the MIP system and hi-lighting good/bad reactions/ testers while making proposals/suggestions for future buys.


  • Utilises benchmarking report, makes proposals to buyer for potential opportunities to improve the range, while also understanding the market and the competition ensuring buying processes are in line with Modas main competitors.


  • Contributes to supplier meetings and buying meetings by applying product knowledge from buying trips/benchmarking/shopping trips.



Product & Suppliers

  • Take steer of Ensuring the Critical path is maintained by both suppliers and buying team. (Chasing of samples/chasing of deliveries/checking bulk against confirmation samples) ensuring AB/BAA are working to same methods & efficiencies.


  • Communicates effectively with all suppliers to ensure they are fully aware of all delivery, design, quality requirements prior to delivery. Dealing with potential problems effectively and promptly, while at the same time establishing and maintaining supplier relationships to ensure maximum efficiency.


  • Ensuring a high emphasis is placed on quality of the product to suppliers at all times.


  • Monitoring all aspects of supplier’s performance - including returns/worn returns and being able to prevent further issues in future by working with the buyer and communicating to the factories how to improve.


  • Assessing the capability of new existing suppliers ;working to each of their strengths.


  • Work closely with design to source & develop product that is brand appropriate and competitive in both cost & retail price point.


  • Understanding suppliers strengths & weaknesses alongside cost prices boundaries to guide design which factory key products are sent to.



Applications will be shortlisted on receipt, Strictly no agencies please.


If you have any questions regarding the role please email recruitment@modainpelle.com


We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

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