Buyer - Accessories Maternity Cover

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Michael Kors Full time

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion.

If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you
- Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion._
- If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you_
- "I feel really_ lucky _to be surrounded by such a great team. I’m not only grateful that they’ve helped me_ achieve _my_ goals, _but also that I can give them a place where they can_ achieve _theirs."_
- Michael Kors - Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally minded individuals who enjoy working in a creative environment, then #korscareers would love to hear from you
- We have an exciting opportunity for an established Accessories Buyer in our London office.
- Department Overview:

- The Retail Buying department is responsible for assortment building and trading for our physical stores & Ecommerce Site.
- The primary purpose of this position is to build robust Handbag & Small Leather Goods assortments to drive commercial results, while ensuring we remain trend relevant in the market.
- The Buying team partners with teams across the business to identify opportunities, develop & execute product to build strong assortments to ultimately achieve or surpass financial objections.
- The role will report to the Director of Buying.
- What You’ll Do:

- You will be responsible for buying and trading the Accessories department, for our European Full Price (Stores & E-Commerce) and Outlet Stores.
- Identify and make product ranging decisions based on sound analysis and current market trends.
- Take a long term view when buying, balancing long term goals with short term trading opportunities.
- Present buys in sign-off meetings to senior leadership team.
- Communicate Buying team strategic priorities outwards to the wider business through regular updates and seasonal presentations.
- During weekly and monthly trade meetings you will analyse product performance and financial reporting and drive robust trading actions to ensure KPIs and sales plans are being met.
- Partner with the Accessories Buyer & planning and allocation teams to analyse business and stock opportunities, manage lifecycle and flow of product and identify re-order opportunities by classification and by style.
- Stock management: work in partnership with the allocation team to ensure new product deliveries are sent to the right distribution in the right quantity.
- Develop strong relationships with vendors to manage the departments and ensure pricing architecture and product development is right for the EMEA market and delivers the global brand vision.
- Partner with internal functions within the business (in particular: Marketing, Visual Merchandising, ECOM, Store Operations, Global Buying teams, EMEA/Global Accessories Teams; regional field leaders) to ensure clear synergy for the customer and product needs are met.
- Prepare seasonal sales analysis (hind-sights) and devise pre-market strategies ahead of buys, in keeping with the wider business goals & present back to Senior Management.
- Gathering customer feedback and staying on top of consumer trends and the competitive landscape, collaborating with retail field leaders and Ecom site merchandising teams.
- Frequent international travel to global Michael Kors showrooms, offices and stores.
- Build & develop a highly motivated & results driven team.
- Support the wider buying function with cross-functional ad hoc responsibilities.
- You’ll Need to Have:

- Minimum 7 years experience in Retail Buying or equivalent
- Background in Accessories or Footwear preferred
- Prior experience managing direct reports
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Dynamic, resilient and happy to do business at fast pace, ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
- Strong communication skills
- Computer Literate - Advanced Excel Skills
- Willingness to travel regularly
- We’d Love to See:

- Behaviours are important to help us deliver our purpose, and our goal is to ensure behaviours are present in everything we do. Trust and Support, Inspire and Empower, Innovate and Collaborate
- Strong knowledge of the Accessories market
- Motivation for striving for continuous improvement
- International mindset
- Time management skills
- Results-driven
- Strong work ethic
- Adaptable & positive attitude to change
- Strong presentation skills
- MK Perks:

- Our purpose is to make all employees and customers #FeelGreat with Michael Kors. When you join our business, we want you to feel like a valued member of the team from Day 1. To make your journey enriching with us, we offer
- Divisional bonus scheme
- Multi-brand Discount
- Exclusive Employee Sales
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Holiday Schedule and Vacation Days
- Internal mobility across Capri B

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