Junior Buyer

**Junior Buyer - Seasonal (12 months Fixed Term Contract)**
**WHSmith High Street - Swindon**
**Grade C**
**£competitive**

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Junior Buyer to join our Seasonal team, based in our High Street Head Office in Swindon.

The main purpose of this role is to determine the customer offer and manage the trading plan across multiple card categories.

The role requires an organised individual, capable of managing complex information and supporting the team in all areas of trading. A head for numbers is essential to the role, together with a creative thinker both in coming up with new ideas and selecting designs.

**The Accountabilities of the Role**:

- Trading responsibility for the Seasonal categories within the trading team
- Select and develop profitable new products and ranges
- Generating new ideas on how to grow YOY Sales, margin and income, and meet annual budget targets
- Building up strong relationships with suppliers to deliver effective and profitable plans
- Working closely with the supply chain teams to ensure in store availability is optimised
- Able to deliver meaningful reports and cut through the information / detail in order to get to the real issue
- Keeping abreast of market trends and competitor activity in a fast-paced environment, to help identify new opportunities as well as changes to our existing offering
- Working closely with other areas of the business including Operations, Business Development, Marketing and the Finance team

**The Requirements for the Role**:

- Experience within a retail Buying role
- Confident and approachable
- Excellent communication skills
- Enthusiastic and excited about the product
- Able to work across teams (merchandising, marketing, operations etc)
- Net understanding of business (i.e. buying and stock)
- Strong presentation skills
- Uses creative thought process - on product, promotions, displays, deals etc
- Excellent numerical capability
- Experience of using Microsoft Excel and functions such as Vlookups and Pivot Tables
- Remains calm under pressure
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent

**What we can offer you**:

- Hybrid working model from home and in the office
- 4pm Friday finish
- Flexible Working
- 24 days holiday, plus your Birthday off, with an opportunity to buy extra days holiday
- Family friendly leave
- Company Pension
- Sharesave Scheme
- Annual Bonus based on company and Personal Performance
- Competitive salary
- Staff discount card for stores and online

**About Us**
Celebrating 230 years, we’re proud to have grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand present in over 30 countries around the world, and we’re proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust on their journey, both in life and through life. As a diverse group of over 12,000 colleagues, we are all on the same journey to a better business through our commitments to our planet, people and the communities we serve.

WHSmith have occupied our place as the Hub of the High Street and in our customers’ hearts since 1792. Across our diverse estate of c.525 stores on UK high streets, with our wide-ranging store sizes and formats, we sell a large range of products including stationery, greeting cards, art and craft, newspapers, magazines, books and drinks. We are an ambitious team that thrives on pace, collaboration and innovation resulting in a real entrepreneurial culture.

WHSmith are proud to be an inclusive employer, we want our colleagues to feel welcome, and free to be themselves with us.

**Format of Business**
- Buying

**Full Time / Part Time**
- Full Time

**Position Type**
- Fixed Term

**Salary From**
- Competitive

**Salary To**
- Competitive

**Hours / Week**
- 36.25

**Country**
- UK

**County**
- Wiltshire

**Job Code / Grade**
- C

**Post Code**
- SN3 3LD

**Function / Region**
- Commercial (HS)

Junior Buyer - Seasonal (FTC 12 months) | WHSMith Careers