Buyer - Footwear - #1693253

To deliver a balanced commercial range which reflects affordable luxury brand and deliver a continuous profit growth. Responsible for sourcing/developing and negotiating a cohesive range to meet the brands set margin requirements and sell through retail and wholesale.

To maximise commercial opportunities and minimise areas of risk by regularly reviewing performance and trends and reacting accordingly.

Client Details

A great opportunity for a Buyer - Footwear to join a leading fashion retail business in their Leeds Office. As a company they have been trading for over 40 years and are now a multi-channel retailer selling via stores, ecommerce, wholesale etc. Due to strong trading figures, there are seeking to add a couple of key hires to their buying team.

Description

• To deliver a collection from sourcing to developing end to end life cycle of the shoe until it reaches stores.
• Managing and overseeing all categories across all seasons.
• Working closely with design team, developing individual lines working on; bestselling constructions and move ons per season. Ensuring all brand devices and DNA of the brand is represented in line with the brand vision.
• Every product built in line with the brand price architecture, in line with main competitors.
• Every product within each category is planned closely with merchandising for its planned status. Promotional/Full Price/ Sale buy, and delivering the planned BIM per season.
• Manage supply base, ensuring each product is sourced from the right factory using their strengths and ensuring best product, right time in the season
• Build relationships with all suppliers, enabling win win outcome/ performance.
• Identifying trends and ensuring newness is managed each season, pushing for testers and using short lead time supply base to support this.
• Ensuring the design team are developing in-line with the product and price arch plan (close with design manager)
• Excellent negotiation skills to maximise profit with the ability to influence suppliers to gain win win results.
• Working with Tech to complete fit sessions, offering commercial decisions and knowing impact on CP.
• Manage Critical path end to end, with a view that all product teams are on boarded with key dates in the diary and work collaboratively as a team to get these met.
• Drive all product areas with QC/ fits, ensuring all decisions are made in accordance to the CP.
• To develop a team to be high performers and achieve best results whilst creating a sense of teamwork across the department.

Profile

• Demonstrates a "can do" attitude
• Experience of buying / product development of on trend footwear
• Communicates confidently and effectively with suppliers, colleagues and peers while being aware of the importance of keeping others informed on issues which impact on their role.
• Communicates with enthusiasm and passion to achieve maximum impact.
• Builds effective working relationships with other team members.
• Accepts and seeks to understand different view points
• Recognizes own strengths and weaknesses.
• Instils a sense of urgency and clarity into the decision making process to ensure that the business is not disadvantaged.
• Builds informal networks and partnerships to help with influencing/negotiating, having the ability to switch tactics in changing situations to gain agreement.

Job Offer

Free Parking

International travel

Progression Opportunities

Discount on Product

Buyer - Footwear