Buyer

6 months ago


Bury, United Kingdom JD Sports Full time

Job Title - Buyer
- Location - Hollins Brook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR.
- Working rota - Monday to Friday
- Working hours - 8:30am to 5:00pm, 40 hours per week.

**What You'll Be Doing**:

- Representing the Buying function on relevant fascia and category
- Attending all appointments, with involvement in selection and editing of product
- Attending all product launches throughout the year as specified
- Attending all relevant trade shows
- Analysis and review of previous weeks sales with the merchandising department to propose and drive actions for the week ahead
- Negotiation with selected brands re trading terms and conditions.
- Being constantly aware of new brands and opportunities to diversify and drive department/category sales
- Budget negotiation and planning within internal teams and external brands
- Negotiation with brands re distribution agreements
- Working independently in a creative and trend led environment
- Managing budgets and OTB on in seasons and forward budgets
- Present ranges for sign off with Senior Buyers, Buying Director and Merchandising Director.
- Preparation and presentation of performance in trade meetings
- Proposals to assist driving sales in your relevant department

**Core Competencies**:

- Extensive knowledge of our store base and website
- Confidence within own decisions and product selection. Comfortable in driving decisions on file and being accountable for all actions.
- Ability to act independantly
- Extensive knowledge of product area and market
- Ability to look forward and predict trends both current and future
- Highly numerate and skilled within budget forecasting and planning

**What We're Looking For**:

- Experience of buying Sports Fashion is advantageous
- Experience of buying branded goods is essential
- Strong understanding and knowledge of current and upcoming sports fashion trends at a high street and premium level price point.
- Be able to exercise a high degree of analytical and numerical skills
- Fully literate in Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Excel
- Organisational skills are essential
- Be able to work under own initiative
- A creative and trend led individual

**What we will offer you**:

- Development linked to your role with the business
- An opportunity to work across multi-brands both UK and Internationally

**The Company**:
The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

- Incremental Holiday Allowance
- Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
- Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
- Discounted Gym membership
- Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
- Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

**Interested?***

Thank you again for your time.

LI-SA1


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