The Senior Buyer manages the Buying team in order to design, select and plan a successful range of products for our stores and platforms. They ensure that range planning for both OB and Brands is considered and drives sales and business performance through best practice of range planning and review, CP management, administration and supplier management.
They will work alongside the merchandising team to ensure understanding of our OTB spend, performance and stock management. They will work closely with the wholesale team to ensure all requirements for key accounts are being considered and worked on by the team. They support and drive the personal development of the buying team supporting them on core buying skills and their development.
The Senior Buyer will take responsibility for branded product buying and liaise with the creative director on selection and ranging for online and stores. The role will also be the driver of our trading strategies alongside the head of marketing to deliver commercial plans on our partner platforms and website, this will include agreeing product support for marketing, promotion execution, liaising with NOTHS on product plans and delivering product to meet the platform needs.
The Senior Buyer will have an in-depth knowledge of the financials and business plan and apply this when decision making for business activities and product purchase. They will drive weekly trading meetings to ensure we react and plan accordingly.
This role reports to the Head of Buying, Merchandising and Wholesale.

• Be instrumental in driving the buying team exploiting commercial opportunities, new business opportunities and how we can make those a reality.
• Regularly review the range with the team to ensure all opportunities are being exploited, liaising with the creative director as needed
• Ensure the team are reactive to trend and sales in season, exiting worst sellers and building on best. Driving buying actions with the team from the weekly trade meeting.
• Ensure lessons learnt feed new development via the product development process and brand selection and that plans are in place to make the best of any commercial opportunity.
• Ensure the team uses their range plans effectively to manage all the information surrounding development and launch, and that stakeholders are up to date with all relevant information.
• Work with the teams on the development of critical path ensuring both design and inhouse development are briefed in a timely manner with trello being managed effectively.
• Understand supplier strengths and weaknesses and support buyers in their decision making on development and assist where needed to negotiate trading terms or other commercial agreements
• Maintain strong relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers
• for future products in order that we can expand our offer, and take up new opportunities
• Work with design to ensure the buying team are supported as needed and liaise with the head of buying and merchandising to allow the team to be supported
• Work alongside merchandising to plan and forecast sales for product and platforms, feeding to them information to support the planning process. Understanding and agreeing buying actions from that plan
• Lead the weekly trade meeting ensuring that buyers are commercially focussed on their own brand assortment, and that branded actions are picked up by merchandising where appropriate
• Work with the marketing team to deliver supported marketing plans on our website/stores, feeding into pre campaign and post campaign work, delivering a plan to support the partner platforms on a monthly basis and being the key point of contact for NOTHS
• Manage a team of 4