Buyer - high street fashion brand - FTC

Summary: The Buyer role at a high street fashion brand involves a 9-month fixed-term contract focused on developing, sourcing, and delivering a commercially viable product range. The position requires balancing creativity with commerciality to enhance the brand's success. Key responsibilities include supplier negotiation, collaboration with various departments, and data analysis to inform product decisions. The ideal candidate will have a strong buying background and a passion for trends in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Source, select and negotiate with suppliers to obtain optimum product, prices and terms of contract.
• Utilize supplier’s expertise to improve range and knowledge.
• Lead meetings at Director/Head of level ensuring effective key information is communicated and actions are completed within set timescales.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure successful launch of new product lines/seasonal collections.
• Work with the merchandising team to monitor and control trade to achieve stock turn, margin targets, and profit levels.
• Review and analyze sales data, identifying top performing products and making data-driven decisions for future lines.

Key Skills:

• Buying background.
• Experience in negotiating with suppliers.
• Ability to drive newness in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills for sales data review.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Cardiff

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other