Junior Buyer

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our client's vibrant head office team as a Junior Buyer based at their Head Office in Carlisle.

If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you.

Overview of the role:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- To develop the product ranges and presentation in line with agreed product strategy, brand and store values, ensuring the ranges represent the agreed image and value levels.
- Utilising historic data and trends plan and implement the product strategy for areas in conjunction with the Merchandiser to meet the agreed sales and margin objectives.
- Working with the Sourcing Manager/Sourcing Trainee Manager develop the plan implementation of the strategy for intake margin growth assuring security of supply/risk assessment fully incorporated.
- Drive the front end product development strategy and implementation cross functionally ensuring progress of sampling/fabric/pricing in line with dates required for progress and sign off meeting, i.e. all elements of range planning/range development
- Ensure range plans, product brief, design brief, fabric brief, fit sessions, colour issue etc. are completed in full to agreed dates within the critical path and are progressed effectively internally and externally.
- Ensure amendments to any aspects of point 5 are communicated effectively and in full internally and externally.
- Working with Design, Visual Merchandising and Marketing ensure effective planning and implementation of window strategy/visuals/photography, range manuals, layout guidelines etc.
- Ensure process of continuous review of product performance and trends to maximise sales and margin on season and forward, and appropriate action taken
- Ensure a thorough knowledge of the stores/competition/opportunities/threats etc through store visits and detailed market study ongoing.
- In areas required, provide effective management, evaluation and development of the supplier base.
- Support and coaching of line reports - ensuring training roles have full structured training/development plan
- Manage costs in line with agreed budgets and generally within guidelines.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- CARLISLE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

If you feel these qualities describe you, then we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your career details to **Oliver Fox** at **PDA SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED**.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you have fashion buyer experience?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Junior Buyer - Carlisle