Junior Buyer Home (12 month fixed term contract)

Internal use only - Grade F

About us

Were the team behind digital retailerVery.

Our purpose helping families get more out of life powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If youre high-performing ambitious and make the most of every opportunity we want to hear from return youll enjoy heaps of flexibility great perks and benefits and the freedom to be yourself keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference youll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

Aboutthe role

This Junior Buyer role brings real ownership. You will lead and developanAssistant Buyer while taking responsibility for delivering thebranded home accessoriescategory working with some of the biggest homeware brands in the marketand hitting key trading milestones.

Working closely with theBuying Manager you will play a key part in shaping the category strategy and how it supports the wider retail vision. The Home team has gone from strength to strength built on brilliant brand partnerships and a collaborative way of there is stillscopeto deliver more so this role needs someoneself-motivatedand drivento land constant improvementson the category to ensure we are giving our customers the best offer possible.

Developing your team is important here but so is your own growth. You will regularly step in for theBuying Mangerin leadership forums making this a brilliant opportunity for an established Junior Buyer ready to stretch and step up particularly with experience in Home.

What you will be doing:

• Building and maintaining strong brand relationships in line with our values

• Communicating category performance clearly to senior stakeholders

• Deputising for theBuying managerin key leadership meetings

• Taking ownership and making confident decisions even under pressure

• Leading face to face brand meetings including negotiations and showroom visitsand QBRs

• Owning end to end rangingdecisions andbacking up decision making with clear interpretation of data.

• Staying close to market trends competitor activity and price positioning

• Identifying and onboarding exciting new brands

• Creating range frameworks and brand plans alongside merchandising partners

• Contributing to cross functional projects beyond the immediate team

About you

• Previoussignificant experienceof operating at ahigh-levelAssistant Buyer/Categoryassistantas a minimum.

• Previousexperience within thehomecategory preferable.

• Previousexperience of working with brandspreferable.

• Ability to work under pressure and in afast-pacedenvironment

• Champions what is right for the business team and customer

• The ability to support and engage a high performing team

• Solutions and delivery focused

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

• Logical approach to thinking of innovative solutions

• Ability to work on a variety of systems cohesively

• Strong organisational analytical and communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

Some of our benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model Inclusive culture and environment check out our Glassdoor reviews
• 1000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday bank holidays
• LinkedIn learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly and if successful in securing this role you will be required to undertake a credit CIFAS Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if youre successful so keep an eye on your emails! Well arrange a short call to learn more about you as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like were a good match well share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a one stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - A one hour face-to-face interview with the hiring team to discuss your skills relevant experience and competency questions. This is also a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If youd like to know more about our interviews you can find out here.

Diversity inclusion and equal opportunities

Were building a culture of everyday inclusion and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We dont discriminate based on age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply interview or perform a role let us know via Well be happy to support you.

Were proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.

Required Experience:

Junior IC