Junior Buyer

5 months ago

London, United Kingdom New Look Full time

We’re New Look and we’ve been at the forefront of British high-street fashion since 1969. Over the last 50 years, we’ve grown to be a global, multichannel brand offering on-trend, value-driven fashion for women, men, girls and boys.

Our passion is feel-good fashion at feel-good prices - and we truly believe that all starts with us. Our values inspire us every day: we play to win, we’re customer-obsessed and we work as one to give each and every one of our customers That New Look Feeling.

It's a busy and exciting time for the brand and we’re on the hunt for a Menswear Junior Buyer to join our dynamic Buying team.

**The Team**

Buying is the department that brings together creative inspiration & commercial planning to deliver the best ranges for our customer. Product is at the heart of everything we do, from developing the best prints for dresses, the must have coat of the season or the ‘It’ bag. Always thinking ‘customer first’ we work hard with our suppliers in the UK & across the world to deliver fashion at amazing prices & as quickly as possible. Buying is fast paced and exciting & every day is unique.

**The Role**:
The role of the Junior Buyer is to put the customer requirements at the centre of the product offer, to support the development and delivery of a commercial and profitable range that maximises sales opportunity. This role reports directly into the Head of Buying.

**_Planning:_**
- Understanding the Business Strategy and how that impacts your department
- Influencing the pricing strategy and price point policy for ranges in conjunction with the Merchandiser
- Capacity planning proposing the production capacity required to meet changing demands for the product
- Solid understanding of the Department’s current Customer insights, Market Share and opportunities
- Working in conjunction with Marketing and E-Comm to identify opportunities for your department
- Developing pricing strategy

**_Buying:_**
- Working with design to develop brief and product, providing focused, clear development direction to supplier base
- Managing and singing off product specification packs, thinking creatively to meet the Critical Path
- Negotiating the best cost price to achieve departmental margin targets
- Understanding product trends and interpreting them where relevant into product areas
- Developing the right product at the right time, in line with the departmental design brief to meet customer requirements
- Utilising Open to Buy (OTB) through product development
- Building Ranges to option framework to maximise sales and profit and to offer the customer the best assortment
- Understanding the best sourcing route and Supplier for product whilst developing a short lead time route for trading
- Monitoring Critical Path on Commitment to insure intake and distribution targets are met
- Highlighting trial product opportunities to maximise future sales and reduce risk
- Working with Garment Tech to complete fit sessions in order to develop blocks and fit, that reflects design input and customer trends
- Agreeing packaging requirements and presentation of product in line with the Critical Path

**Knowledge and Experience**

Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer / Junior Buyer within a major retailer / department within New Look

Minimum level of education or qualifications

Fashion Qualification / Other degree desirable

Measures / Key Performance Indicators

A balanced, commercial departmental range bought in line with the Critical Path
Delivery of Profit Margin target
A motivated and supported team
To represent our New Look Values

**_Why New Look?_**

The amazing people, the love for fashion
- there are so many reasons to love working at New Look. We prioritise development, offering training to support your progression, so you can be at your absolute best and achieve your goals. You’ll also receive these amazing benefits, to name only a few:
40% staff discount
Monthly 25% off privilege vouchers for family and friends to enjoy
Quarterly sample sales
Season ticket loans

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