Buyer
Location: Dibor, Unit 16, Goldthorpe Industrial Estate, S63 9BL
About Us:
Dibor is a family owned business specialising in home and garden accessories and holiday décor, especially for Christmas. We pride ourselves on being a friendly and passionate team with a deep love for all things homeware. Our buying team plays a vital role in driving our ambitious growth plans, bringing high-quality, competitively priced products to our multi-channel customer base.
The Role:
As an Buyer, you'll be instrumental in shaping our product range and implementing a 3-6 month promotional strategy for your category. You’ll work collaboratively to ensure accurate pricing across channels, using your strong negotiation skills and analytical mindset. Buying is the core of our business, making this a fast-paced and dynamic environment ideal for a self-motivated, detail-oriented professional. You’ll also bring a strong understanding of our customers, market trends, and a creative approach to drive sales and profit.
Responsibilities:
* Build a Commercial Product Range: Support team goals to create a customer-focused, competitive range, using trend analysis, market data, and competitor benchmarking.
* Drive Sales and Profit: Understand sales and profit variables, employing effective strategies to meet targets.
* Range Optimization: Adapt our product selection based on online trends to appeal to our target customers.
* Promotional Planning: Contribute to planograms, pricing, promotional activities, product specifications, and supplier selection within your category.
* Supplier Collaboration: Support negotiations and work closely with our global sourcing team to ensure the best product selection.
* Process Management: Ensure adherence to critical buying milestones in collaboration with Product Development (PD) and global sourcing teams.
* Quality Standards: Assist the Assistant Buyer and Senior Buyer in setting quality criteria for own-label products, balancing quality and cost.
* Administrative Support: Handle sample management, approvals, and administrative tasks essential to the buying process.
About You:
* Previous buying experience, ideally in a retail environment.
* Passion for product selection and understanding of the commercial landscape.
* Strong analytical and numerical skills, with proficiency in Word and Excel.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Highly organised with exceptional administrative abilities.
* Confident negotiator with experience working with UK suppliers.
* Market-savvy with an understanding of current trends.
* Problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach in a fast-paced setting.
Join us to help bring exciting new products to our customers and drive Dibor’s growth!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £35,000.00 per year
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
* Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Rotherham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
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