Mens Footwear Procurement Specialist

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Dune Group Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Mens Footwear Buyer to join our team at The Dune Group. As a key member of our Buying Department, you will be responsible for sourcing, developing, and buying a commercial, comprehensive, and balanced range of mens footwear products that meet our business margin goals, price architecture, and seasonal timing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver a balanced commercial range that reflects the integrity of the brand and drives continuous profit growth.
  • Develop and communicate ranges to all critical paths across the Men's department, including Retail, Wholesale, Franchise, International, and Accessories.
  • Maximise commercial opportunities and minimise areas of risk by regularly reviewing performance and trends, and reacting accordingly.
  • Purchase agreed products/ranges through a reliable and flexible supplier base, ensuring price, quality, and fashionability meet requirements and reinforce the brand.
  • Develop the best commercial range for the target market, ensuring consistency with our brand and fulfilling customer needs, working closely with the design and development team.
  • Communicate and regularly update key departments across the business, including VM, Marketing, Social & E-Comms, and bring ideas to drive the Men's business forward.
  • Identify commercially viable products that support and maintain the integrity of the brand.
  • Pro-actively identify possible areas of commercial risk and recommend, plan, and implement appropriate action to minimise impact.
  • Identify emerging trends quickly and react accordingly.
  • Think imaginatively and generate new ideas to benefit the business.

Management and Communication

  • Develop staff, encouraging them to learn and maximise their potential and achieve high levels of performance. Guide and motivate them through their competencies.
  • Influences and communicates confidently and effectively across all areas of the business to build strong relationships.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise for all areas of the job role and all departments, organising resources effectively, implementing plans, and continuously measuring and reviewing progress.
  • Ability to effectively negotiate with others in order to secure a mutually beneficial outcome, whilst maintaining integrity of the brand.
  • The ability to learn quickly, identify issues, focusing on solutions, being open-minded, thinking laterally, and generating options before making timely and relevant decisions.

About the Perks

  • Blended working – spreading your time across our office and remote working.
  • Brand new sustainable office in bustling West London (near Westfield).
  • Friendly and open culture with flat structures allowing plenty of opportunity for development.
  • Company growth and opportunity; Dune is opening new stores and channels and evolving all the time.
  • Open-minded company, welcoming thoughts and ideas to be shared.
  • Working with charitable organisations to help raise funds and give something back. Our current charity partner is Mental Health UK.
  • 60% employee discount on Dune products – what's not to love.
  • 25 days holiday (plus the bank holidays).
  • Cycle2work and season ticket loans.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Life assurance for all team members.
  • We look after our people.
  • 3.00 p.m. finish every pay day Friday.
  • Team socials and drinks – we like to have fun.
  • Access to our employee assistance programme, retailTRUST, who provide loads of resources to support with wellbeing and personal development, offer free counselling, legal advice, and financial guidance.
  • Our own Wellbeing Allies – there to talk when you need them.

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