Product Developer Buyer

4 weeks ago

Scotland, United Kingdom Harding Full time

Are you a Buyer with proven retail product development experience - branded merchandise / apparel?

Would you relish the opportunity of working within an entrepreneurial environment and delivering results against challenging targets?

Do you have strong critical path management and project planning experience, coupled with solid negotiation skills?

If so, the Product Developer (12 mth FTC - maternity cover) could be an ideal challenge

Based in Avonmouth on a hybrid working basis - 2/3 days per week

Compensation - competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, 4 x life assurance, healthcare, 25 days leave annually (including Christmas shutdown)

What you will be doing:

  • Develop range plans to fulfil both the cruise line brief and business commercials
  • Develop balanced ranges across apparel, souvenirs, destination, accessories, and gifting
  • Create critical paths for the development, production, and delivery of all goods
  • Ensure the optimum management of all vendors within the category, ensuring that the company is represented and protected at all times within a professional trading relationship
  • Negotiate preferential trading terms and conditions for the company, ensuring that budgeted sales, gross margin, stock turn and profit targets are achieved
  • With the support of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, manage the merchandise supply chain, ensuring that stock levels are maintained within company budgets
  • With the aim of maximizing visual exposure of the category, develop and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy that utilises all available advertising channels
  • In conjunction with the visual merchandising team, produce and maintain a structured merchandise layout plan for all shops, following a structured category strategy

About you:

  • Product development experience in the retail environment is essential - apparel and/or branded merchandise - drinkware, souvenirs is beneficial
  • Excellent PC skills with a high standard of Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint
  • An adaptable attitude towards change, opportunities, and project tasks
  • Structured planning, organisation, and time management skills
  • A team player who relishes the opportunity of working within an entrepreneurial environment and delivering results against challenging targets
  • Must have an existing right of eligibility to work in the UK

Key Attributes - trust, collaboration, respect, passion, drive, resilience

About us:

Harding+ is leading the way in innovative onboard cruise retailing, working closely with our cruise line partners and brand partners to 'make every cruise better'. We stay at the forefront of retailing and consistently provide outstanding customer service, culminating in winning the Cruise Retailer of the Year award for 2022 and 2023.

Harding+ is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Harding+.

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