Homewares Buyer

Job Description

Homewares Buyer Leeds£ Competitive Salary offered We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Homewares Buyer to work for our client who produce and supply their product within the UK and Internationally.This is both a fast paced and dynamic role with an opportunity to gain excellent exposure within a progressive business.Job Purpose:To grow the product area in size and scale that meets our customer expectations and is in line with our agreed brand direction and strategic growth plans. Delivering the business needs in terms of sale, service, margin and returns.To develop a remarkable range of Homeware and Garden.Principle Mission:

• To ensure our knowledge of competitors and market trends is used to define ranges and identify new opportunities for sales growth including with wholesale customers
• Work with design to develop quality ranges
• Arrange and manage supplier meetings to develop / source products and negotiate prices to achieve overall GM% targets.
• Deliver on plans agreed at range control meetings
• To mange Ab to Ensure of all style details are loaded onto the system with 100% accuracy.
• Negotiate all initial orders in line with forecasts and agreed minimum quantities ensuring delivery dates prelaunch will be achieved.
• Provide information to creative for photography and catalogue production and work with photography studio on budgets and delivery of brief.
• Check catalogue layouts/ pages ensuring complete accuracy.

Main Activities:

• Writing reports for range control and selection meeting to articulate your ideas using internal data.
• Complete analysis of market and competitor trends and present findings giving proposals for future range development.
• Brief new product developments to relevant suppliers.
• Conduct supplier meetings / communication- negotiating prices, minimum quantities, lead times ensuring an up to date log is kept of all agreements.
• Conduct the range finalisation meetings - with samples and pricing available on all products
• Suggest and agree all product and colour names.
• Agree all selling prices to meet overall margin targets
• Request all photographic samples ensuring complete by due dates
• Ensure all product set up is complete and 100% accurate.
• Negotiate initial orders in line with forecasts and agreed percentages, ensuring suppliers are fully aware of all conditions.
• Be aware of all stock availability issues in season (current and future) and chase suppliers on any major issues to maximise stock availability at all times. Including chasing when we are having difficulties placing repeat buys (due to unacceptable quantitiesor lead times.)
• Provide detailed brief to creative for all mailings covering all required product and layout details
• Check all layouts/ artwork for complete accuracy.
• Proactively manage the inclusion of styles / skus in mailings / emails etc to maximise sales and stock availability and minimise surplus stocks.
• Develop second / alternative sources as required

• ALL above activities to be completed in line with critical path deadlines
• All major issues to be advised to Buying/ Merchandise Director in a timely manner
• All to contribute to weekly departmental meetings in a proactive and informative manner
• You are an ambassador for the business and as such you must act in a professional manner in all dealings with suppliers and or customers

Technical knowledge required

• Minimum 4+yrs experience as a Buyer, preferably in Homewares.
• Solid numeracy and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail and proven track record of meeting deadlines
• Creative thinker, with a commercial awareness
• Brand and customer focused, with some experience of bespoke product
• Excellent communicator with strong negotiating skills
• Hands-on Buyer who has solid experience working within a buying team ordering lines in volume
• Competent in Critical Path management and meeting deadlines.
• Must be able to range plan & deliver to time and spec and have the added experience in sourcing and product development.

Business skills required

• Leadership skills
• Good communication & interpersonal skills
• Excellent influencing skills
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Negotiation skills
• Creative flair
• Analytical/organisational skills

Keywords: Homeware Buyer, Soft furnishings, Buyer, Homes Furnishing Buyer.To apply for the role of Homeware Buyer send your CV to us as soon as possible.This vacancy is being advertised by Invigorate Recruitment who are acting as an Employment Agency in respect of this vacancy.

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