Senior Buyer

3 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom The National Trust Full time
Job Summary

We're seeking an experienced Buyer to lead our retail team in managing property theme ranges, responsible for planning and delivering the National Trust's product and supplier strategy. This role involves managing sales over £30m per year and prioritizing long-term commercial growth plans to ensure our offer is competitive and matches current market trends.

Key Responsibilities

Grow the business commercially in new and innovative directions, identifying and utilizing new opportunities to meet budgets.
Create ranges that link to our cause, engaging both the organization and our supporters, extending the Trust's reach and emotional connection to our audiences.
Curate ranges that relate to the place they are sold, extending and enriching the visitor experience in the retail environment.
Manage multiple categories in Theme and bring strong negotiation and communication skills to build and maintain excellent relationships with the retail and area managers and the wider buying, merchandising, sourcing, and visual merchandising team.

Requirements

Knowledge of the UK retail market and worldwide supplier base for the relevant product areas.
Understanding of product design, product development, and manufacturing processes.
Experience of property theme range building, product management, and understanding of the drivers for customer satisfaction, repeat business, spend, margins, and profitability across multiple sites and online.
Knowledge of buying planning systems.
Experience in ensuring policies, frameworks, and standards are fully implemented.
Excellent communication and influencing skills and the ability to build relationships in a multi-stakeholder environment.
Experience in analyzing data to produce insight which drives performance.
Resilience and tenacity, able to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.

What We Offer

The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's essential that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary.
Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest, and your children (under 18).
Rental deposit loan scheme.
Season ticket loan.
EV car lease scheme.
Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts.
Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
Flexible working whenever possible.
Employee assistance programme.
Free parking at most Trust places.
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