Buyer

Job Description

Paperchase is an Iconic British Brand with all things celebration at our core. We are the (smiley) face of the positive moments in the life for customers across more than 100 stores across the UK and online at paperchase.comFor over 50 Years, we have been spreading joy through out innovative design-led cards, wrap, stationery and gifts. Our seasonal collections are brought to life using the highest-quality materials from around the world and the talents ofour in-house teams in London.Why not become a Paperchase Buyer and role model our brand values, be kind, be playful, fresh thinking, be bold.A little about the roleAs we grow our business across all our channels, our passionate and proven Buyers will thrive working in a fast paced, high energy, ever-evolving multi-channel design led retail environment. This is a central role that delivers the great product our customersand colleagues are truly passionate about, you will need to have a great eye for design and product development, along with strong commerciality and category strategy skills and knowledge of the end-to-end supply chain and the requirements of both digitaland physical stores.What youll doReporting to the Senior Buyer and working collaboratively with teams across the business including Finance, Merchandising, Logistics, Design, Marketing and Operations, you will:

• Use all available data and insight sources to create and constantly review the strategy for your category gaining alignment from stakeholders and using it to define the product direction of your area of responsibility
• Actively develop the Range Architecture to ensure that your whole category meets Customer needs
• Review the financial performance of your category on a weekly and monthly basis for both sales and profit, and working proactively with Merchandising identify risks and opportunities to ensure delivery of the annual budget
• Lead the product lifecycle of your category from creation through to delivery to all channels
• Monitor current trends, with regular store and competitor visits, and customer buying patterns, use this information to plan the development of your category
• Lead the agenda with your supplier partners to ensure timely delivery of projects, identifying trends for future seasons as you go
• Negotiate the annual supplier terms and cost prices, to hit the targets for your category, always keeping an eye on where we can improve
• Lead our Sustainability agenda with suppliers, to reduce our environmental impact
• Build a clear understanding of the Critical Path ensuring that all projects stay on track highlighting any possible risks to the business plan and building mitigation if required
• Be responsible for ensuring that the product data is correct for your area to ensure accuracy of product delivery in the business, including ownership of your Range Plan
• Ensure products are available digitally and for stores efficiently as possible by ensuring samples are delivered to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner
• Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders

Do you have what it takes to become a Paperchaser

• Experienced within a non-food/General Merchandise, and/or fashion buying team environment with a keen eye for detail, design and commerciality of product
• Articulate with an engaging and fun communication style
• Takes responsibility for decisions and adapts a bold approach to making things happen
• Able to propose robust plans when faced with challenging circumstances and complex issues
• Commercially aware with excellent numerical and analytical capability
• Sound negotiator with considerable experience in working and negotiating with own brand and branded suppliers
• Is viewed an expert in their role and enables others to develop and work at their best
• Can adapt messages for different audiences to ensure they are understood
• Flexible in approach with a desire to learn and is receptive to feedback acting quickly to fix issues
• Demonstrates a genuine passion Paperchase and inspires others to do the same
• Brings energy to the role remaining optimistic and encourages the team to do the same
• Curious to find new ways of working that make things simpler or save money and deliver exciting new Products for our customers

What we offer in return

• Up to 50% off all our wonderful products
• Auto enrolment into our pensions scheme
• 24 days annual leave increasing with longevity, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced benefits with long service
• Hybrid Working with offices in London Farringdon
• Flexible working with core hours 10:00-16:30
• Access to the Retail Trust at employee assistance programmes - offering financial, emotional and vocational support to everyone
• Opportunities to learn and develop
• Join our management development programmes
• Paperchase foundation
• Working as part of a lovely, caring business that encourages everyone to bring themselves to work

Diversity and Inclusion at PaperchaseOur aim is to spread a little joy every day, we know that positivity comesby embracing and celebrating diversity and inclusion. Together we willeducate paperchasers to be:Bold champions of diversity and inclusion regardless of characteristics such as age,disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion and belief, gender identity and marriage and civil partnershipEncourage playful celebration of our strength in each others unique best selvesEmpower fresh thinking by embracing diversity and inclusion and attracting anddeveloping talented people

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