Buying Manager

KATIE LOXTON; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you looking for an opportunity to utilise your Buying expertise to support our rapidly growing business?

We have the exciting opportunity to join our Buying team as Buying Manager. We are looking for an experienced Buying professional who has led a team and driven the overall Buying strategy within the fashion, accessories, jewellery and/or gifting industry.

You will use your exceptional commercial awareness and passion for our product to define and drive the buying plan and budget. You will use your experience of category and supplier development to define successful product ranges whilst managing and developing a Buying team, ensuring goals and deadlines are being met. You will work with wider teams such as our internal Product Design team to ensure product compliance through effective sample management in order to deliver high-quality products to our valued customers.

The role is Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. You'll enjoy the exciting buzz of our friendly office in Banbury, Oxfordshire 3 times a week on average with the flexibility to work from home for the 2 remaining days.

BEHIND THE BRANDS

We're a family-run, entrepreneurial company with an exciting pace of life and a bright and friendly team. We are passionate about creating stunning products with a personal touch and innovating our business behind the scenes. We value creativity, collaboration and integrity.

HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

• Reviewing and improving your supplier base, ensuring you continually work with your suppliers to improve quality, design execution and delivery
• Working with key departments to deliver seasonal KPIs across our brands and retail divisions, including managing the critical path and supplier development against KPIs and business objectives
• Supporting Senior Management to formulate and set the buying plan, aligning to the agreed budget for all categories by brand; creating final options and leading range meetings
• Taking accountability for delivering the product development buy plan, working with the Merchandising team to ensure all risks and opportunities have been captured
• Preparing and presenting in seasonally, monthly and weekly department product, sales and trade meetings
• Reviewing sales, highlighting any reactions to the team and making recommendations to improve performance
• Driving the company's design compliance and quality, managing the buying team to execute this, including approving or rejecting samples
• Researching and presenting market and customer trends, whilst identifying opportunities and making recommendations for new products and categories
• Developing strong cross-functional relationships with department managers, working especially closely with the Product Design team and the Merchandising team
• Coaching, leading and developing a Buying team ensuring goals and deadlines are being met

THE TALENT YOU'LL BRING

• Previous experience as a Senior Buyer and/or Buying Manager within a similar industry, with excellent team management and mentoring experience
• A self-starter who competently manages risk and applies strong commercial acumen
• Highly analytical, an expert in Excel and Power BI
• A strong understanding of all laws and regulations relating to procurement, contracts and product with the ability to put into practice
• A passion and understanding of working in the fashion industry
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changes in priorities and manage deadlines

PERFECTLY PACKAGED

• A competitive salary DOE
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 with length of service, plus bank holiday
• A broad benefits package including our staff favourite - a very generous staff discount across both our brands. See all of our benefits on our careers portal
• Opportunities to make an impact as well as learn and develop further
• An innovative and friendly workplace with a team we're proud to be part of. Find out more about us and our culture on our careers portal

Joma Jewellery was founded in 2008 by Katie and Geoff Loxton. Since then we have gone from strength to strength, launching Katie Loxton in 2015 and growing our business beyond the UK. We know that part of that growth comes from the fact that we take diversity and inclusion very seriously. We strive to be the best in our field, and we know that happens by hiring a diverse team and encouraging everyone to be their authentic selves when working with us. We don't hire based on cultures, preferences, or personalities - it's what you bring to the team that counts.

We are always striving to improve our way of working to be more inclusive, diverse and equal, including encouraging all team members to bring their ideas to the table as we know this is key to our continued success.