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Location:
Rackheath, Norfolk / Hybrid
Job Type:
Full-time, Permanent, Monday-Friday
Overview
You’ll work to ensure the department achieves sales, stock and margin targets through the development and trading of the product range, building and maintaining strong working relationships with the supplier base and manage the efficient running of the department.
What We Are Looking For
Preferably, you are an Assistant Buyer or have worked in a buying environment. You have a good understanding of the buying critical path, product cycle, supplier management and trading. You understand our customer profile and product range and are commercial.
Key Skills
• Ability to work independently to deadlines
• Commercially aware
• Prioritise, structure work & effectively manage time
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel
• Pro-active and positive attitude
• Ability to form good working relationships with internal teams and external suppliers
• Negotiation skills
Main Responsibilities
• Managing the critical path, including product development, negotiation, order raising, supplier deliveries and payments
• Ensuring you work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure all products are launched on time in stores and online
• Identify opportunities with the buying manager with regard to range structure, width, gaps or over-ranging. Working with Design to agree on new development opportunities
• Contribute to product meetings, commenting on future trends and competitor ranges using knowledge gained from competitor shopping trips and external research.
• Regular review and reporting of our pricing and competitive stance in the market
• Demonstrate trading mentality when completing weekly trade summary & actions and actively drive sales in the department by being reactive to sales through stock management, promotions and repeats
• Continuous monitoring and review of category/product performance to analyse sales patterns, taking into consideration competitor activity and using this to advise relevant teams and take appropriate action.
• Provides support to team members – managing with the team day to day buying team workload & aiding with prioritisation
