Junior Footwear Buyer

Requirements

• 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 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.
• To deliver the intake margin target set seasonally.
• To manage a comprehensive and accurate delivery schedule, that meets and supports the needs of the business and where appropriate deal with any late deliveries either by cancellation or achieving suitable discounts.

The Person

• Buying experience for a footwear premium/luxury brand
• Highly organised with excellent negotiation skills
• Possess the ability to drive the brand forward
• Experience working with European and far east suppliers
• Free 24 hour virtual GP access
• Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• Active social committee who arrange a variety of activities such as office drinks, quizzes, free lunches, movie nights etc
• Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance

If you’re successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world’s leading multi‑channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast‑paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard‑work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real opportunities for progression.

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