Buyer (Face + Body)

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom ASOS Full time

Company Description

We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting
- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.

We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

**Job Description**:
**About the Role**

Buyers play a critical role at ASOS, working closely with Merchandising to build a commercial and trend-led product range that is loved by the 20-something customer. They are collaborative, organised, and strategic with their finger on the pulse of the latest trends - always looking to push the range forward. In partnership with Merchandising, Buyers are responsible for the delivery of sales and profit targets through a cohesive product strategy.

The F+B Buying team is responsible for curating the most relevant edit of Beauty brands for the 20-something consumer, covering big commercial brands through to new and emerging, to offer the customer the most exciting trends and create a point of difference in the global market.

**What You’ll be Doing**
- Curating a cohesive and relevant brand portfolio for the department, ensuring that the product reflects the Brand and Divisional strategy.
- Working closely with the onboarding team and legal to deliver new relevant brands for the 20 something customer in a timely manner, understanding the nuances of the Face + Body category.
- Effectively range building, considering the Option and ALB Strategy, with the flexibility to pivot quickly to potentialize or de-risk.
- Building and leveraging relationships with brands, working closely to build joint business plans and ensure ASOS is prioritised.
- Working closely with Marketing to identify relevant marketing opportunities for Face + Body and ensure clear and consistent messaging, that closely aligns with fashion.
- Collaborating regularly with ASOS Media Group to elevate F+B brands and their awareness across ASOS.
- Anticipating the needs of the 20-something customer, using sales and trend data to deliver commercial product ranges that account for global factors.
- Delivering department KPIs to drive margin and profit, identifying and addressing any risks, in partnership with Merchandising.
- Trading effectively by identifying gaps in ranges and potentializing opportunities that will have the biggest impact on department performance, whilst effectively managing risk
- Maintaining in-depth knowledge of planning and trading documents, using them to shape category analysis and evolution of the buy.
- Working closely with Merchandising to build cohesive lessons learnt and develop the department strategy.
- Actively contributing to cross-functional projects, welcoming change, and ensuring Face + Body is considered within wider business initiatives.
- Regularly scoping opportunities to increase customer awareness of Face + Body on ASOS.
- Leading and building a strong team of ABs and BAs, with a focus on growing future talent.
- Providing clear direction and development to the team, identifying individual training needs, and encouraging collaborative ways of working.
- Motivating and engaging the team through recognition and regular feedback.

**Qualifications**:
**Who We’d Like to Meet**
- Has significant experience operating as a Beauty Buyer within a fast-paced and rapidly changing retailer.
- Has proven ability to drive the success of a department through creative and commercial thinking.
- Has a strong awareness of current trends and understands the Beauty market and competitor landscape.
- Has a developed network across the Beauty industry and is able to build relationships easily with suppliers and brands.
- Builds great relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Has highly developed negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to gain buy in from management and the wider team to potentialize opportunities.
- Demonstrates a commercial mindset, using data and insights to leverage opportunities that successfully contribute to the department.
- Has a good understanding of different marketing levers that are relevant for Face + Body and how these can be used effectively.
- Has in-depth knowledge of planning and trading documents, with the ability to challenge figures and plans, where necessary.
- Shows strong awareness of current trends, Retail market conditions and opportunities within a Global context, including global competitors’ product offer, pricing strategy and trading activity.
- Demonstrates an effective and inclusive leadership style, role

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