Junior Buyer | Knitwear | Ladieswear Fashion | South Manchester | £38,000 + Benefits

One of the passionate & aspiring Buyer!

As the Junior Buyer you’ll be owning your own department, from concept through to launch and trading. To be a successful applicant for the opportunity you will be a senior AB with category experience, or you may be a JB already who’s looking for a bigger area and a new environment.

Benefits:
*25 days holiday
*Hybrid working
*Social environment
*Flexible hours
As The Junior Buyer:
*Have developed and directly managed; Buyers Admin Assistant and/or Assistant Buyers
*Examples of reviewing ways of working and improving efficiencies
*Trading
*On boarding new suppliers
*Supplier visits
Junior Buyer Responsibilities:
*Build cohesive ranges at the start of each trading period
*Work closely to your designers to ensure key items for the season are being bought
*Commercially decide on qty’s with the team over core and fashion items
*Always look for newness and react quickly to latest trends
*Work with both local, short and long lead suppliers
*Clear ability to communicate Best & Worst indicators
*Review pricing architectures
*Ability to identify gaps within ranges and capitalise on new opportunities
*Review colour, prints, shapes whilst protecting best sellers but at all times
*Own Monday trade meetings, highlighting all uplifts and risks and propose clear actions for the team
*Own the costing process and final prices at cost and at retail
*Experience of test and trial methods to drive newness and profit for your department
*Ability to dive into historical and new data for your department
*Ability to oversee the wider team for critical path and delivery schedule
*Attend all fit sessions with the support of a BAA
*Manage and communicate any stock issues, delays, cancellations with your Merchandiser
*Manage and prepare for product launches
*Work closely to the companies trading calendar ensuring you have stock in for the right times
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