We`re looking for a new Buyer to join our Commercial team based in Loudwater, Buckinghamshire. In this role, you will have responsibility for selecting, purchasing and developing new products for all channels. This includes analysing market trends, negotiating with suppliers, supporting stock management, and working closely with the merchandising team on store range plans.
Ready to skip the snooze button and get stuck in? Here`s a taste of what you`ll be doing day-to-day:
1. Help develop product and packaging innovation, ensuring compliance with channel requirements.
2. Work and support international and domestic sourcing strategies buying the right products from the right suppliers.
3. Accountable for the product set-up process to ensure accuracy in all Dreams Systems and protect launch dates.
4. Work with the Quality team to redesign products with unacceptable return rates, poor customer reviews, and/or unsatisfactory quality.
5. Support the Commercial Income process, working with Finance to ensure accruals are booked into accounts only on receipt and validation of the supplier confirmations/agreements and all payments are made by the supplier on time; manage the process to ensure all signed terms agreements, accruals, and invoice back-ups are sent to the finance team.
6. Negotiate and secure exclusive products and promotions to differentiate the Dreams offer from that of our core competition.
Who Is the customer? How do you support?
1. Deliver products that meet our customer`s needs and build brand value across all sales channels. Embrace innovation and necessary change to drive the range forward, minimising unnecessary changes to the range.
2. Ensure Dreams maintains exclusive products and promotions to differentiate the Dreams offer from that of our core competition.
3. Collaborate with suppliers and marketing to deliver customer-focused events in line with the trade planning calendar.
Cross functional relationships:
1. Work cross-category and cross-functionally.
2. Support Retail and Marketing teams with complementary third-party promotions and colleague training programs.
Stakeholder management:
1. Work closely with the merchandising team on a rolling range review calendar and trade plan.
2. Work closely with Dreams Quality function to always support delivery of high-quality ethically sourced products.
3. Collaborate with and support other business functions to help deliver product NPD, communicating clearly at all times.
This is the type of person we`re dreaming of:
1. Proven Buying experience gained in a fast-paced environment, ideally within Retail.
2. Strong negotiator, with proven track record of reaching successful outcomes and goals.
3. Some domestic and international product development experience.
4. Ability to work cross-functionally.
5. Strong financial acumen.
6. Ability to understand and interpret market trends.
People-first:
1. Ability to coach, mentor, and develop individuals.
Communicator:
1. Strong presentation skills.
2. Confidence to build relationships across all levels of the business and ability to demonstrate effective influencing skills.
Team player:
1. Be able to deputise for Senior Buyer when called on.
2. Be a `go to` member of the team for product queries.
At Dreams, we know your bed is the best place in the whole world. But for the hours between precious sleep, we`d like to make work a special place to be too. We`re the UK`s most loved bed retailer, so it`s important our people feel the love as well.
So if you`re bonkers about bed, silly for siestas and keen on your kip, we think Dreams could be the perfect place for you.
Dreams. Love your job.
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