Buyer

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Responsibilities:

Product Development & Range Building:

  • To develop customer and market-focused own brand product collections, keeping a keen eye on the market, competition, current and forthcoming fashion trends. The product collections should be in‑line with Company strategy for the brand.
  • To constantly review competition to ensure our product proposition is in line with the market across all key areas: fashion trend, price, quality and availability.
  • To visit the relevant shoe fairs and fashion shows to ensure the most competitive and appropriate product collections are developed.
  • To actively review and manage supplier relationships and source new vendors that will add value to your specific portfolio and to de‑list those vendors that no longer meet the business needs.
  • To continually investigate and propose new product opportunities within the relevant branded market to ensure sales are optimised and brand portfolio is continuously reviewed.

Product Performance:

  • To deliver the Company target of Gross Profit by ensuring collections are in line with Company margin targets.
  • To deliver the intake margin target set seasonally.
  • To ensure that Company sales targets are achieved by buying product that is appropriate to the brands’ customer profile and current trading conditions.

Communication:

  • To sustain and develop a close and open working relationship with the Merchandising Team that will ensure in‑season trading issues are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
  • To work alongside the Company Marketing function to ensure product ranges are effectively promoted to your target consumer. Product ranges and new developments should be communicated to the Marketing function on a regular and timely basis.

Requirements

The Person:

  • Previous experience as a Buyer
  • Proven success delivering commercial collections achieving budgeted margins
  • Previous line management experience
  • Existing strong supplier relationships
  • The ability to drive the brand forward

Benefits

  • Free 24 hour virtual GP access
  • Enviable staff discounts
  • Harrods discount
  • Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
  • Summer Hours – 2pm Friday Finish
  • Active social committee who arrange a variety of activities such as office drinks, quizzes, free lunches, movie nights etc
  • Gym discounts
  • Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance

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Company: Kurt Geiger
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Location: London
Job Description:

Responsibilities:

Product Development & Range Building:

  • To develop customer and market-focused own brand product collections, keeping a keen eye on the market, competition, current and forthcoming fashion trends. The product collections should be in‑line with Company strategy for the brand.
  • To constantly review competition to ensure our product proposition is in line with the market across all key areas: fashion trend, price, quality and availability.
  • To visit the relevant shoe fairs and fashion shows to ensure the most competitive and appropriate product collections are developed.
  • To actively review and manage supplier relationships and source new vendors that will add value to your specific portfolio and to de‑list those vendors that no longer meet the business needs.
  • To continually investigate and propose new product opportunities within the relevant branded market to ensure sales are optimised and brand portfolio is continuously reviewed.

Product Performance:

  • To deliver the Company target of Gross Profit by ensuring collections are in line with Company margin targets.
  • To deliver the intake margin target set seasonally.
  • To ensure that Company sales targets are achieved by buying product that is appropriate to the brands’ customer profile and current trading conditions.

Communication:

  • To sustain and develop a close and open working relationship with the Merchandising Team that will ensure in‑season trading issues are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
  • To work alongside the Company Marketing function to ensure product ranges are effectively promoted to your target consumer. Product ranges and new developments should be communicated to the Marketing function on a regular and timely basis.

Requirements

The Person:

  • Previous experience as a Buyer
  • Proven success delivering commercial collections achieving budgeted margins
  • Previous line management experience
  • Existing strong supplier relationships
  • The ability to drive the brand forward

Benefits

  • Free 24 hour virtual GP access
  • Enviable staff discounts
  • Harrods discount
  • Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
  • Summer Hours – 2pm Friday Finish
  • Active social committee who arrange a variety of activities such as office drinks, quizzes, free lunches, movie nights etc
  • Gym discounts
  • Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance

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Posted: May 9th, 2026