Junior Buyer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Page Personnel

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Verified Company
Leeds, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Hybrid Working

  • Free Parking

About Our Client:

A fantastic opportunity for a
Junior Buyer to join a growing ecommerce retailer in the Leeds area.

This award-winning stylish business has seen growth over the past 3 years and is looking to grow its buying & merchandising teams.


  • Creating range plans for all new launches negotiating costs, lead times and
- minimum order quantities (MOQs)

  • Working alongside Compliance & QC teams to ensure all necessary testing is completed before ordering
  • Ensuring the design team are hitting target dates for samples and sign off (with the
- assistance of merchandising)

  • Critical Path Management
  • You will be responsible for ensuring all new projects are running on time and you will be in charge of managing the critical path, up to ordering
  • Managing multiple supplier relationships to ensure we're negotiating the best possible costs, delivery times and MOQs we have a variety of suppliers from across the world
  • Working across our merchandising and marketing teams to ensure all new products have relevant packaging requirements
  • Assist in production supplier analysis/ reviews and make recommendations on Sourcing, Range Planning etc.
  • Working alongside our design, merchandising and marketing teams to ensure we're offering a market leading range
  • Analysing trends and sales forecasts weekly/ monthly and year on year to assist in effective range planning
  • Proactively reviewing sales and margin to ensure current ranges are performing to target and make recommendations where necessary
  • Conducting competitor analysis to identify new opportunities and potential issues for the ranges coming up with recommendations to drive sales
  • Supporting the Design Team
  • Undertaking your work with energy, enthusiasm and passion
  • Being willing to learn and staying curious
  • Bringing your insights to them and instigating discussions
  • Working with the Senior Merchandiser on your workload to establish the correct priorities
  • Working alongside the Merchandising Team
  • Support the product assistant with managing the critical path and launch of new
- products Working closely with the merchandiser to ensure all projects are running to time

  • Assist with producing range analysis to continually improve KPIS
  • Work is accurate, and attention to detail is being observed. You're rigorous and meticulous
  • You are proactively contributing to the success of the team and the wider business
  • Accurately creating and maintaining range plans for new products

The Successful Applicant:


  • Commercial awareness understands the market and consumer behaviour
  • Experience working within a retailer, ideally within eCommerce, and preferably a
- homeware brand

  • Awareness of main competitors and their activity and understanding their impact on
- our business

  • Full knowledge of the product life cycle
  • Experience of working with multiple suppliers is essential
  • Must have experience with supplier negotiation
  • Can do attitude to support the team and wider business
  • How to organise yourself and your time to be efficient
  • Good working knowledge of excel
  • A keen interest in interiors, fashion and/or design

What's on Offer:

Free Parking

Progression Opportunities

Hybrid Working

Early Finish on a Friday

Cycle to work scheme

Staff discount
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