Job Summary
As the Junior Buyer in this expanding business, you will directly oversee specific categories. Your role entails managing the KPIs within these departments and providing support across other categories as needed.
Assisting the Senior Buyer, you will support with product strategy and team management. Building relationships within the immediate and wider teams.
Product sourcing decisions will be driven by data, and you will have engaged the relevant team members cross functionally to develop superior quality, market leading product ranges. A key focus will be given to speed to market striving to be first to market on the latest product.
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities of Junior Buyer
* Strategic product ranging to optimise category performance.
* Manage KPI’s for accountable categories making sure they are meeting whilst striving to exceed category financial goals.
* Source and manage the product ranges from initial concept until launch.
* Lead the planning and completion of key Critical Path milestone meetings
* Engage and negotiate with suppliers to ensure the best range and prices, in the market.
* Work closely with the offline sales team reacting immediately to ad hoc customer requests.
* Support with sourcing strategy considering supplier performance and COO analysis in line with agreed business strategy.
* Attend trade shows with a strategic mindset always reporting back and acting on business opport...