Junior Furniture Buyer
- Employer
- Harveys
- Location
- Accrington
- Salary
- £35000/annum
- Closing date
- 19 Nov 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Job Description Role Purpose:
As the Junior Buyer for Upholstery & Cabinet you will take ownership of your own product areas whilst supporting the Upholstery & Cabinet Buyers.
What we are looking for:
As the Product Selector, you will have an established background within homewares and Furniture with a flair and passion for product and styling. You will work well independently as well as within a team with a strong leadership and communication skills in order to support visual merchandising and retail teams. You will be creative, innovative with a highly commercial approach to drive forward the department to achieve sales targets and margin. You must be a strong negotiator and have the ability to influence those around you whilst creating strong cross functional relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
Autonomy and management of product selection and range building across the total accessories department.
Maintaining structured price architecture within the product proposition to ensure good, better, best mixes are apportioned correctly.
Managing market observations and defining a clear product strategy
Enhancing core furniture product ranges in accordance to the look and feel of the Harveys zonal strategy
Management of range review and sign off presentations to be in line with core furniture departments
Negotiation of store display discounting and markdown exit plan costs
Margin maintenance by sub department
Maximise sales opportunities both instore and online by showcasing of breadth of range
Considered and educational product knowledge to be cascaded simply and effectively through to the retail team and consumer.
To build and maintain strong internal cross functional relationships throughout the various Steinhoff UK/ China sites communicating all areas of change that impacts these departments.
Management of service level agreements between both direct and DHD suppliers.
Managing store, customer service and quality manager's feedback via Supplier to ensure preventative actions are put in place.
What you will need:
Previous Buying experience at either Junior Buyer/ Product Selector/ Assistant Buyer level
Home/Furniture experience vital
A passion for creative product development and understanding of required quality and compliance expectations
Strong analytical skills
Excellent communication skills
Self-motivation and the ability to work within a high pressured faced paced environment
Strong organisational skills
Flexibility in regards to travel needs of the business, you will be required to travel through the UK for store visits, with possible European and Far East travel
Full UK driving license required due to travel needs within department
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