Homewares Buyer

7 days ago

Leeds, United Kingdom A for Appointments Full time

A fast-growing online fashion retailer is currently looking for a Homewares Buyer to join their team located in Leeds. As the Homewares Buyer, you will be responsible for growing the product area in size and scale that meets our customer expectations andis in line with our agreed brand direction and strategic growth plans. Delivering the business needs in terms of sale, service, margin and returns. To develop a remarkable range of Homeware and gardens.

Principal Missions
- To ensure our knowledge of competitors and market trends is used to define ranges and identify new opportunities for sales growth including with wholesale customers
- Work with design to develop quality in house designed ranges.
- Arrange and manage supplier meetings to develop / source products and negotiate prices to achieve overall GM% targets.
- Deliver on plans agreed at range control meetings
- To manage Ab to Ensure of all style details are loaded onto the system with 100% accuracy.
- Negotiate all initial orders in line with forecasts and agreed minimum quantities ensuring delivery dates prelaunch will be achieved.
- Provide information to creative for photography and catalogue production and work with photography studio on budgets and delivery of brief.
- Check catalogue layouts/ pages ensuring complete accuracy.

Main activities
- Writing reports for range control and selection meetings to articulate your ideas using internal data.
- Complete analysis of market and competitor trends and present findings giving proposals for future range development.
- Brief new product developments to relevant suppliers.
- Conduct supplier meetings/communication
- negotiating prices, minimum quantities, and lead times ensuring an up to date log are kept of all agreements.
- Conduct the range finalisation meetings - with samples and pricing available on all products
- Suggest and agree on all product and colour names.
- Agree on all selling prices to meet overall margin targets
- Request all photographic samples ensuring complete by due dates
- Ensure all product set-up is complete and 100% accurate.
- Negotiate initial orders in line with forecasts and agreed percentages, ensuring suppliers are fully aware of all conditions.
- Be aware of all stock availability issues in season( current and future ) and chase suppliers on any major issues to maximise stock availability at all times. Including chasing when we are having difficulties placing repeat buys (due to unacceptable quantitiesor lead times.)
- Provide detailed brief to creative for all mailings covering all required product and layout details
- Check all layouts/ artwork for complete accuracy.
- Develop second/alternative sources as required

Business skills required.
- Leadership skills
- Good communication & interpersonal skills
- Excellent influencing skills
- Strong planning and organisational skills.
- Negotiation skills
- Creative flair
- Analytical/organisational skills

What they offer:

- Competitive salary
- Fun fast-paced working environment
- Strong team ethos.
- Stakeholder pension scheme.
- Life insurance.
- Up to 60% discount on new ranges.
- An extra day's holiday for your birthday.
- £100 welcome voucher to spend on products when you join.
- Free onsite parking
- Free fruit (or pie) on Thursdays
- 2 fantastic staff parties a year
- Free thinking encouraged.

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