Buying Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Michael Kors

Michael Kors
Michael Kors
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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion.

If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally minded individuals who enjoy working in a creative environment, then #korscareers would love to hear from you

We have an exciting opportunity for a Buying Coordinator in our London office.


Department overview:


The Retail Buying department is responsible for assortment building & trading for more than 100 brick and mortar stores & our e-Commerce Site.


The primary purpose of this position is to support the Buying team in administrative tasks to drive commercial results to hit financial KPIs, while ensuring we remain trend relevant in the market.


The Buying team partners with teams across the business to identify opportunities, develop & execute strategies to build strong assortments to ultimately achieve or surpass financial objectives.


Who You Are:

  • You are a collaborative and enthusiastic individual looking to start or develop their career in Buying.
  • You will have strong communication skills and thrive in a rapidly changing environment.
  • You are highly a highly organised, keenlearner and selfmotivated, able to work well to deadlines and perform multiple tasks effectively and concurrently with advanced excel skills.

What You'll Do:

  • Responsible for all administrative activities to support the Buying Team.
  • Generate weekly, monthly, and seasonal selling reports to give the team visibility of results, including bestsellers reports.
  • Support the Buying Team in preparing for seasonal buys, hindsight meetings, monthly OTB meetings and weekly trade: running reports in BI (Business Intelligence) and other systems, as well as numerical analysis in Excel of large data sets and collaborating with the Allocation and Planning Teams.
  • Responsible for ensuring the Buying Critical Path is created each season and keep up to date as things shift and change.
  • Delivery management run delivery sheets, managing shifts in Inbound and communicate changes outwards to the team.
  • Manage price changes in all European currencies.
  • Partner with the operations team to adapt Product Knowledge to the European range.
  • Partner closely with the eCom team to ensure product is on site in a timely manner and mapped to the correct categories.
  • Maintain assortment plans, updating information and visual documentation to ensure accurate communication outwards to the wider business.
  • Carry out competitor shops identifying threats and weaknesses in the market.
  • Attend Store Visits to understand Customer Profiles and make recommendations on product assortments based on knowledge gained.
  • Support the Buying Team with ad hoc analysis, interpreting the data and making recommendations to the team to drive the department forward.
  • Sample management.
  • Order uploads and PO generation ensuring accuracy.

You'll Need to Have:

  • Strong work ethic.
  • Reacts positively to feedback and actively seeks to improve.
  • Has a positive, gogetter attitude and maintains an approachable demeanour.
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Understanding of the importance of the role within the wider Buying Function.
  • Displays professionalism in the workplace, including personal presentation.


  • Computer Literate

  • Advanced Excel Skills.
  • Degree level education preferred.
  • Prior experience in a retail environment preferred.
  • Strong analytical and creative problemsolving skills.
  • Ability to thrive in entrepreneurial environment.
  • Good time management skills.

We'd Love to See:
Behaviours are important to help us deliver our purpose, and our goal is to ensure behaviours are present in everything we do - Trust and Support, Inspire and Empower, Innovate and Collaborate


MK Perks:
Our purpose is to make all employees and customers #FeelGreat with Michael Kors.

When you join our business, we want you to feel like a valued member of the team from Day 1.

To make your journey enriching with us, we offer

  • Multibrand Discount
  • Exclusive Employee Sales
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous Holiday Schedule and Vacation Days
  • Internal mobility across Capri Brands (Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Versace)
  • Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Thrive Wellness Program
  • LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program
- #FeelGreat program that include the following pillars: Connected Communities/Inspired Innovation/ Responsible Future/Meaningful Experiences

  • Pension Contribution
  • Season Loan Tickets
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
  • Private Health and Dental
  • Gym Discounts
At Capri, we are all responsible for creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We try to inspire change and growth within each other and believe success is a result that comes from our differences.

Capri is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusivity regardless o
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