Buyer - Menswear - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract at Next Plc

Enderby, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Analytical Skills, Planning Skills, Trend Interpretation, Critical Path Management, Strategic Thinking, Communication Skills, Team Player, Market Analysis, Product Assortment Planning, Collaboration, E-Commerce Optimization, Sourcing Opportunities, Fashion Knowledge, Profit Maximization, Customer Proposition Development, Product Range Trading

Industry

Description

About the Role: With our online business constantly growing, Total Platform continuing to strengthen and our retail stores remaining distinguished for our customer base, our buyers have a big responsibility to create attractive and profitable product ranges across the business. They collaborate with our Designers, Merchandisers and Technologists to put together stylish new collections for every season. We have an opportunity for a highly experienced Buyer to join our Menswear team at Next on a maternity cover basis. This would be a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, self motivated Buyer to embrace, nurture and develop this Product area. You will be responsible for planning and buying the product assortment and end to end customer proposition, delivering agreed KPIs for sales, profit and stock. Work with the Designer and Merchandiser to analyse market data and plan a category assortment with competitive pricing. Working collaboratively with a range of specialist functions such as Product Technology and Sourcing, across multi-product categories to develop the collection. Critical path management. Trading Next own ranges, license and artist collaborations and acting quickly to identify new product opportunities. Identify new global sourcing opportunities. Working with the e-commerce team to optimise online sales through the use of: TOV, imagery and other optimisation tools. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join the Menswear team. This team is full of industry experts who live and breathe all things Fashion. This role will be a platform for an experienced, self motivated Buyer to embrace the challenge of working with a successful and very fast paced department. You will be responsible for planning and buying the product. About You: Excellent analytical and planning skills. Ability to interpret the latest trends for the target customer. Proven track record to identify opportunities to reduce the critical path and trade ranges in season A strategic thinker, with proven ability to manage a large team Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Enthusiastic attitude and team player. Sponsorship Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned. #LI-Onsite You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Profit-related bonus - based on company performance Private medical insurance Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more. Life assurance Group income protection Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education. 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale Access to NEXT staff shops Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles Free parking (excluding London locations) Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location On site dining facilities (excluding London locations) National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership Simply health - a healthcare subscription service Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check. Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Responsibilities

The Buyer will be responsible for planning and buying the product assortment for the Menswear team, collaborating with Designers and Merchandisers to create profitable product ranges. They will also manage critical paths and identify new product opportunities.