Senior Homewares Buyer - E-commerce - 12 MONTH FTC
£60,000 - £80,000 DOE
South West London (Hybrid)
A well established retailer is looking to appoint an experienced Dropship Buyer to upscale and roll out the ecommerce dropship program. You will be responsible for sourcing high-quality vendors, streamline the supplier onboarding process and nurture new vendor partnerships, to ensure they achieve the exciting online growth plans. This is a hugely integral role; supporting the strong Trade team using your knowledge and expertise to advise and guide vendors on dropship processes and procedures.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Grow the base of dropship vendors suing your market knowledge & research.
* Reviewing and streamlining the vendor onboarding process ensuring the vendor experience is seamless and efficient.
* Continuously reviewing and negotiating terms with vendors to ensure these are competitive with the market.
* Arranging and training required for Vendors or internal departments.
* POC for all escalated Vendor queries and support required.
* Strive to continuously improve by simplifying processes and streamlining operations to maximise team efficiencies.
1. Key requirements for the role
* Prior work experience within a retail Head office within dropship / online / category management
* experience working within homewares, furniture or electricals preferred
* Ability to maintain a cool head in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
* An ability to multi-task and manage several projects simultaneously.
* Keen commercial eye with ability to identify high-quality products and reliable vendors.
* Comfortable working with Data / KPIs and performance metrics.
* Excellent attention to detail with a strong commercial focus.
* Excellent communication skills - comfortable liaising and negotiating with a range of audiences and tailoring approach accordingly.
To apply for this exciting opportunity and have the relevant experience as a Dropship Buyer within a Retail head office environment, then get in touch and send your CV today.