Description:

We have partnered exclusively with this exciting luxury lifestyle brand who are looking for a Homewares Junior Buyer. This role would be based on a 6-12 month contract and would be a mixture of both remote and office working.  The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of product  development and range building in a multi-channel environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop new products for regular seasonal collection changes.
• Lead pre-season planning, trend identification, mood boarding and competitive analysis.
• Manage and oversee entire buying process to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Ensure products are fully developed in line with critical path.
• Negotiate pricing for new collection to deliver margin targets.
• Manage sampling process: charges, amendments, reworks etc..
• Work collaboratively with the merchandising team
• Present and sell new ranges to the rest of the business.
• Liaise with the Marketing Department to ensure online product details are correct and accurate.

Requirements

• Proven buying experience within Homewares
• Asia factory sourcing experience.
• Be pro-active and use initiative to solve problems.
• Keen eye for detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines, reacting quickly to changing and sometimes challenging situations.
• Ability to work well with others and on own initiative.

Contact:

For confidential discussion about this role, please contact Felicity McNichol via 07788413588 or email at felicity.mcnichol@thehubretail.co.uk