Junior Buyer | Knitwear | Ladieswear Fashion | South Manchester | £38,000 + Benefits
One of the passionate & aspiring Buyer!
As the Junior Buyer you'll be owning your own department, from concept through to launch and trading. To be a successful applicant for the opportunity you will be a senior AB with category experience, or you may be a JB already who's looking for a bigger area and a new environment.
Benefits:
25 days holiday
Hybrid working
Social environment
Flexible hours As The Junior Buyer:
Have developed and directly managed; Buyers Admin Assistant and/or Assistant Buyers
Examples of reviewing ways of working and improving efficiencies
Trading
On boarding new suppliers
Supplier visits Junior Buyer Responsibilities:
Build cohesive ranges at the start of each trading period
Work closely to your designers to ensure key items for the season are being bought
Commercially decide on qty's with the team over core and fashion items
Always look for newness and react quickly to latest trends
Work with both local, short and long lead suppliers
Clear ability to communicate Best & Worst indicators
Review pricing architectures
Ability to identify gaps within ranges and capitalise on new opportunities
Review colour, prints, shapes whilst protecting best sellers but at all times
Own Monday trade meetings, highlighting all uplifts and risks and propose clear actions for the team
Own the costing process and final pric...