Barnardo's has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated Buyer on a maternity cover basis. There are currently three Buyers in the New Goods team, each responsible for development and product selection within specific product categories. Over the last few years, the financial contribution that New Goods delivers to Barnardo's Trading Companies has grown significantly, and consequently the size and structure of the team has developed to support the commercial ambition. This role is a fixed-term maternity cover position, with responsibility for key categories including paper products (Cards, Christmas cards, calendars and diaries), stationery, fashion accessories and homeware. The ideal candidatewill need: Graduate of a relevant discipline such as business, marketing or management, or equivalent professional experience. Significant experience of retail buying within a similar environment or relevant categories such as paper products, fashion accessories and homeware. Knowledge of the retail buying process, critical paths and supply chains. Commercial awareness. Experience of charity retail is desirable but not required. Some of the key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: The Buyer (Maternity Cover) is responsible for identifying, selecting and purchasing retail products which meet the expectations and requirements of Barnardo's charity shop customers, so understanding the customer and predicting future trends is a core part of the role. The Buyer is also accountable for achieving the best possible commercial terms across a diverse supply base, and for maintaining positive and beneficial relationships with external suppliers and partners, in order to deliver maximum profit from their product categories. The ability to collaborate with colleagues within New Goods, as well as across retail and trading, marketing and commercial businesses, balancing individual and whole team objectives, is key to the success of this role. Ifyou feel you have the skills and experience to deliver this role to the highest standard and would like to work for the UK's largest Children's Charity, then please click on the apply now' button below. We look forward to receiving your application. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the role described. Please note due to the high volume ofapplications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's? values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our? People & Culture ?Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you The world of work has changed. We areunderstanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options Service related sick pay from day 1 Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension Cycle2work scheme Interest free season ticket loans Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal 20% discount at Barnardo's stores Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer T&C's apply based on contract About Barnardo's We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. ADZN1_UKTJ