Junior Buyer Japan and Accessories

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Vivienne Westwood Full time

Vivienne Westwood is looking for a Junior Buyer (JB) – Japan and Accessories to join the Head Office in the Conduit Street Office on a full-time basis for 12 months.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Buying of main lines for 6 Japanese Partner shops, aligned with buying strategy Inter-company comms to enable exchange of info & implement change & improvements. Japanese speaking/knowledge & Japanese market is preferred. Support the Senior Buyer (SB) /Buying Manager (BM) of Accessories dept. specifically with bags, SLGs & other accessories (covering the UK, EU & US markets) analysis & reporting. Manages & develops the AB/BAA ensuring tasks are prioritised & completed efficiently. Supports Buying dept. with preparation budgets & record keeping.

P ROFILE & KEYSKILLS

Company strategy - trends & customer profile. Problem solving & finding ways of maximising performance, suggesting ways to improve efficiency within dept. Knows department/category best & worst sellers to ensure maximising sales potential in stores (both buying season & through analysis) Dept sales & trading & proactively problem-solving own issues as well as others. Awareness of the market through regular meetings with the Partners, visits to competitors to review their trend launches, product mixes, pricing structure, display techniques & promotional activity & uses this to inform commercial decision making. Concisely summarise department best & worst sellers in sell thru meetings & cater to audience. Knowledge of commercial results & impact to business. Prioritise efficiently & highlights to Buyer/SB/BM of issues. Supports Buyer/SB/BM to drive department performance problem solving attitude to day-to-day activities. Customer focused & Commercially edept to maximum profit Ensure merchandise launches are phased appropriately. Considers store ranging requirements when building the range & develops & balanced range throughout Demonstrates a thorough understanding of VW companies & how they interact with each other through invoicing etc- proactively seeks to develop knowledge & thorough understanding. Keeps up to date on technical work carried out by AB/BAA Agrees time scales & responsibilities to achieve department goals Takes responsibility for the work standards of AB/BAA & ensures all tasks are completed by the deadline Shows management skills with AB/BAA through delegation & monitoring of work & training Follows up delivery issues with AB & actively works to problem solve. During delivery windows monitors deliveries weekly, updates Buyer/Senior Buyer/Buying Manager, & requests information from the relevant team. Awareness of delivery windows. Effective stakeholder communication Delivers to support buying dept in all aspects of buying function Expected to make suggestions during buying to support Buyer/Senior Buyer/Buying Manager during the busy period Able to work under pressure & prioritise workload Sales reporting & competitor analysis to inform business strategy

TECHNICAL SKILL

Proficient in Microsoft Understanding of fashion trends Ability to buy a comprehensive product range carefully & accurately explain considered decisions. Knowledge of current competitive market place (comparative shopping) Understanding of delivery windows, phasing, sale dates & key launch/event dates SWOT analysis skills – Identify & explain key issues, make suggestions informed by market/competitor/sales research Numerical & analytical skills – Understanding of all metrics required to analyse performance & maximise profit Experience of systems used to raise orders, allocate, download & manage data. Teach other team members how to use these systems Previous experience as a JB

Other Essential Skills

A strong fashion eye Skilled negotiation techniques Build strong relationships with key departments Manage, motivate & develop team Can work well under pressure & to tight deadlines Excellent communication & organisational skills Influencing skills Managing opinions of other departments

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal Stakeholders & External companies

(Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required to perform additional duties to fulfil the requirements of the role)

BENEFITS

Staff discounts Training Health & Wellbeing support (includes Private Medical Health Insurance, EAP, Gym Discounts, Access to Financial Planning Service, etc.) Cycle to work scheme Generous annual leave allowance Pension Scheme Opportunity to develop new skills and progress in your career Opportunity to work for a company that cares and believes in its people and the environment

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

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