Buying & Design - Director - Warner Bros. Studio

2 weeks ago

Leavesden Green, United Kingdom Warner Bros. Discovery Full time

**_Welcome to Warner Bros. Discoverythe stuff dreams are made of._**

**Who We Are **

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the_ creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what’s next

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

**Your New Role**

As the Buying & Design Director, you will bring high quality, and well-priced products to market across our global sites, through oversight of the Buying, Compliance and Design teams. You will lead the function to create desirable products aligned with our fan base, along with consistent point-of-sale collateral, ensuring product safety, adherence to marketplace protocols, sustainable sourcing, and compliance with industry standards.

**Your Role Accountabilities**
- Lead the global Buying, Design and Compliance function to ensure that product ranges are innovative and continuously being refined, whilst ensuring they are appropriately compliant for launch across local markets and channels.
- Engage with and develop relationships with stakeholders across retail, including merchandising teams, store operations, e-commerce, and marketing as well as the wider business, such as tour leadership teams and legal.
- Work closely with the Merchandise Director and teams to ensure commercial stock availability across l locations, taking ownership of stock levels, slow-moving inventory, and new product releases.
- Negotiate and manage relationships with vendors, suppliers, licensed partners, and external third parties, including trend experts.
- Monitor global KPIs, including sales and margins to take a data-driven approach in order to develop financial plans for launches of new categories, core collections, and one-off collections.
- Collaborate with other retail teams to support local and company campaigns.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Demonstrable experience in a multi-channel, multi-site retail environment with an understanding of seasonal trends, colour pallets, style shape and silhouette ideally across Buying in fashion, homewares and/or souvenirs.
- Proven experience of entertainment brands, working as a licensor, licensee, or with licensee suppliers.
- Experience working across international territories, with an understanding of localised product needs and an ability to react quickly to global and local trends and designs.
- Prior people management experience, including maintaining team and employee relations with a track record of leading and developing a team.

**Working Pattern**:

- On occasion we may request working hours at weekends, on public or bank holidays, during school holidays and late evenings, to support our wider retail business.
- Because we are agile, a high level of flexibility is required to suit the needs of the business. This will include international travel, and store visits across our territories.

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