Reporting into the Lead Buyer as Buyer Home Textiles you will play a pivotal role in category direction trading success and curating home textiles that delight our customers. We are seeking a dynamic individual who posses a keen eye for quality the right product mix and the commercial acumen to drive success in a competitive market.
Your key responsibilities are complex and exciting! You will have the opportunity to truly make and influence decisions that create value for our customers and drive commercial results.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Source evaluate and select a diverse range of home textiles
Develop and execute comprehensive buying strategies to meet sales targets and stay ahead of market trends.
Deep-diving into sales data analysing trends and drawing actionable insights.
Regularly reporting findings to stakeholders providing valuable information that shapes our category and business goals
Thriving in a cross-functional environment where teamwork is the key to success. Working seamlessly with various departments from design to marketing ensuring a cohesive and compelling product offering.
Work closely with sourcing and suppliers to meet our customers needs
Qualifications :
Youre passionate about your trade and have an innate curiosity for how we can do better to provide the best products for our stakeholder management and communications skills will be essentials to unlock collaboration teamwork and speed to market to ensure trend and newness in this space.
What were looking for
Experience inbuying/category management within big box retail
Genuine passionate and experience in Home textiles/soft furnishings/textiles preferred
Private label/own brand experience
Strongcommercial acumen negotiation and analytical skills
Acustomer drivenfocus.
Theability to tradeutilising promotional activity and advertising to maximum effect
Collaborative working styleand excellentcommunicatorwith strongstakeholder managementskills
Comfortable and confidenceoperating in a fast-paced retail environment.
Additional Information :
Come work with us as we look tobuild exceptional retail brands that customers loveandour teamstake pride in!
We offer a range of benefits that work for you and your career which include:
Team member discounts across our brands
Paid birthday day off for permanent team members
Free parking onsitegymand café at our Northcote support office
We value collaboration & flexibility embracing hybrid workingup to 2 days working from home
26 weeks paid parental leave for permanent team members
A range of wellbeing support and development opportunities
Looking for your next Buyer role that will challenge excite and can make an impact Apply now.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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