Vacancy details

Head office - London, United Kingdom

This vacancy is now closed

Description

What you'll be doing

  • Assisting in seasonal range plan development - analyzing customer buying patterns, forecasting sales and predicting future trends, presenting findings in reports and presentations in a clear and logical format, this will include ratio calculations for size and colour;
  • Buying for three key territories which include the UK, EU and North America.
  • Work with your Head of buying to maximize profits and provide a commercially viable range of merchandise at competitive prices.
  • Assisting in regularly reviewing stock, sales and orders and react with necessary urgency to ensure sales, stock & profit targets are achieved;
  • Maintaining relationships with suppliers.
  • Liaising with other departments within the organization to ensure projects are completed;
  • Participating in promotional activities, helping the buying and merchandising team to identify slow moving stock, suggesting marks downs or promotions, as well as coordinating promotions and clearance events in store;
  • Creating style books for products, identify when to update trim labels, fabrications and packaging, and liaise with graphic designer to ensure a consistent brand image;
  • Managing the critical path, monitoring all orders from initial product development through to delivery, ensuring the smooth running of the development process, maintaining delivery schedules and key deadlines throughout;
  • Managing sample process ensuring all designs and fabrications are executed correctly, meeting brand requirements;
  • Working alongside QC when creating style books so that correct specs and CAD’s are received,
  • Lab dip and trim approvals and feeding back to suppliers, after collecting fit and quality info from QC.
  • Training and mentoring the AB and BAA in the team.
  • Approving PTS, for shipments.
  • Attend fit meetings with QC and models, making suggestions on fit, styling, trims etc.., as well as signing off sample
  • Opportunity to travel to the Far East twice a year for supplier visits.

We would love to meet someone with

  • You will have relevant experience at Junior Buyer level ideally within a retail chain or equivalent looking for a step up
  • Womenswear buying experience is very beneficial.
  • Experience of fully managing the critical path for your department
  • Commercial approach to business critical decisions
  • Be aware of competitors and help to try and keep MW the best value on the high street
  • Confident approach to offer suggestions on the type and quantity of product for the department given the budgeted OTB
  • Good interpersonal skills – able to build and manage relationships with colleagues and suppliers, communication is key at all times
  • Strong IT skills most importantly in Excel or equivalent
  • Commercial and keeps up to date and aware of market trends, changes in demand
  • Able to fully understand customer needs and demands (e.g. price, quality, availability)
  • Strong time management skills and able to prioritize as this is a never-ending job and there will always be more to be done

What's in it for you?

  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Holiday allowance
  • 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
  • Pension scheme