Buyer - Kids Fashion

3 days ago

Billericay, United Kingdom DCK Group Full time

**About us**

DCK Group a global leader in the design, supply of fashion jewellery and accessories. #pride

Here at DCK our people are central to everything we do. We are welcoming, friendly and have a culture that promotes learning and development from day one. #care #community

Diversity, equality and inclusion are the core of who we are and reflect this in every aspect of our company culture, DCK DNA.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer with experience of kids fashion, jewellery is a huge plus) to work within our fast paced, fast fashion business. You will find yourself working within a creative and fun team, developing ranges and meeting brand profiles.

You will be supporting your team to plan and deliver brand strategy in order to maximise profitability. This will involve you leading, coaching and developing team members, who can become influencers in the business.

**You will**
- Work collaboratively across the Group, ensuring achievement of KPIs and contribute to creating a positive working environment for all colleagues, inspiring team in a positive and professional manner to work to the best of their abilities.
- Work with the merchandising, design, retail, and host teams to develop and implement a focused brand strategy, establishing clear brand positioning in the market and delivering a tailored product range that achieves or exceeds target intake margin and seasonal sales plans.
- Establish and implement a commercial and targeted product range, with attention to benchmarking against: competition; key market and catwalk trends; seasonality; historical information and host identity. Ensuring all products meet consumer expectation and achieve a high full price sell through increasing profitability. To innovate the range by implementing product trials to establish new key product types.
- Identify, support, and grow key suppliers (including the Fareast) through relationship building, product development and negotiation activity. Actively seek to improve ways of working that ensure healthy and prosperous business relationships.
- Manage and implement key activities in the “critical path” to ensure smooth running of the product lifecycle and to guarantee all ranges and product are delivered in line with the appropriate planned phases.
- In partnership with the merchandiser, lead weekly trading to increase profitability, planning actions & buys and investments strategy, with reference to analytical data to minimise risk and improve efficiency of the brands trade.
- Develop first-to-market product ranges which excite the customer and influence the broader commercial fashion market. Take measured risk, to maximise commercial opportunities from emerging trends.
- Establish and build strong relationships with Host contacts to maintain and develop DCK’s reputation with external parties and customers.

**About you**
- You will have strong Buying experience on kids accessories, hair and jewellery
- Sound in depth knowledge of the fashion market (UK and international)
- Strong numerical skills used for negotiation and trading
- A strong understanding of current economic and the impacts of potential threats and competitors
- Knowledge of the manufacturing process and technical terms, sourcing and negotiation process
- A good assertive influencer with strong organisational and task management skills
- Excellent presentation skills & ability to speak to senior heads within the business, externally and internally
**Why choose DCK**
- Opportunity to work for a leading independent global fashion business
- Be part of a welcoming, friendly business that promotes learning and developing from day one
- Work-from-home opportunities and flexible working hours, to help you develop a healthy work-life balance
- Early finish every Friday
- Private medical health insurance
- Heavily staff discounted fashion and jewellery allowance
- 25 days holiday (+bank holidays and the ability to buy 5 more days)
- Free Parking
- Free refreshments and fruit with lunch on us once a week
- Community Group Social Events
- Plus, many more additional benefits

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