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Senior Buyer - The Works - Trading

Employer
The Works Stores PLC
Location
Birmingham
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
22 Jan 2022

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Specialist Area
Buyer
Sector
Retail
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Senior Buyer

The Works is a unique place to??? well??? work. We are a proactive and hardworking bunch. We've built an environment that's busy, fast-moving and full of energy. Our atmosphere is welcoming, friendly and inclusive. If you are the kind of person who is as crafty, caring and can-do as we are, then this is the kind of culture for you.

The bit "About the Role"

Reporting to the Head of Category and working closely with the Trading Director, the successful candidate will be highly driven and tenacious with experience in Far East sourcing, preferably for a multi-channel retailer. You will be responsible for range building, NPD and taking advantage of product opportunities from within the UK market. As the Buyer you will be responsible for developing the buying strategy for your product areas. You'll make sure we have the right products in at the right time, in the right volume and at the right price, using your influencing and negotiating skills to build relationships.

Some of the key points of the role of Buyer at The Works

  • Understand The Works customer base and use this knowledge to develop customer-centric product ranges that will deliver company sales and hit every KPI each financial year
  • Negotiate and secure promotional opportunities with suppliers in line with sales and profitability requirements
  • Ensure prompt delivery of stock and correct phasing of intake to meet sales targets
  • Work with key internal stakeholders to plan, communicate and manage product range changeover
  • Negotiate and improve trading terms and manage your suppliers to the benefit of The Works
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with Far East suppliers and UK based suppliers
  • Identify and develop new supplier opportunities in order to improve The Works market position and further improve category profitability

About You

To be successful within this role you will need to be able to demonstrate the following attributes;

  • Proven experience within previous Buying positions, preferably within Retail
  • A highly driven, experienced and confident negotiator with the ability to manage important relationships with suppliers
  • Excellent commercial skills, resilience and the ability to plan and work under pressure
  • A highly motivated individual with a passion for retail who will thrive in a fast paced environment
  • Customer focussed
  • A proven team player
  • Demonstrate the ability to work cross functionally within a business
  • Be able to communicate confidently and concisely to all levels within the business and successfully work cross culturally
  • Possess excellent IT skills

What we will give to you???!

  • 25% discount off our products in store!
  • 33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays).
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme to increase your annual leave entitlement.
  • Company pension contribution.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Life Assurance.
  • Healthcare Cash Plan.
  • Free Car Parking.
  • Charity Giving - Pennies from Heaven and Give as you Earn.

Finally, the bit "About The Works"

We are people who do!

Here at The Works, we are building a working environment that's fun, friendly, and supportive - all at the same time. It's somewhere that's designed for people who love getting busy, whether that's helping customers, meeting new challenges, or building a rewarding career.

It's a place for people who know how to roll their sleeves up, get creative, and put their passion and imagination to work???People who do!

We are the UK's leading family friendly retailer of value gifts, arts, crafts, toys, books and stationery. With over 500 stores nationwide together with a brilliant online store, we're here to offer our customers a unique and enjoyable shopping experience, built on our core principles of value, variety and quality. You will find our stores in a huge and diverse range of locations; on high streets, in shopping centres, on retail parks, and as concessions (usually in garden centres). We are also one of the few value retailers with a full featured online store that helps our customers to shop how they want, when they want, 7 days a week.

Oh....and we are super proud to be a Sunday Times 2020 Top 25 "Best Big Companies" to work for.

It all means that we have built the kind of working environment that is the perfect place for people who love our products to build a career. It is somewhere you can put your proud and passionate, inclusive and accessible, confident and honest, fun and creative, and nimble and driven approach to work.

And if you can roll up your sleeves, get on with any job, and meet any challenge, it's also somewhere you can thrive.

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