Junior Buyer

• Formulate departmental strategies to maximize sales and then timeously source and secure stock to implement accordingly
• Achieve sales as per monthly / annual targets set
• Achieve cost of net sales
• Adhere to product development budget

• Keep abreast of baby future trends (using internal and external resources) and build into seasons range
• Demonstrate a lateral and innovative approach to all aspects of product, combining creative flair with commercial viability
• Ensure range displays a sense of style and attention to detail
• Strives for development of unique baby product

• Critically appraise successes and failures through analysis and critique sales reports for opportunities
• Demonstrates a traded approach in evaluating and taking advantage of opportunities
• Builds a focused and effective supplier base, by finding new suppliers and maintaining beneficial relationships with suppliers
• Provide detailed and clear briefs to suppliers, marketing, etc.
• Demonstrates a sound technical understanding of product and apply this to visualize the end product in production and style
• Knowledgably, confidently and professionally presents merchandise at key reviews and meetings
• Ensure range is balanced across all variables and lifestyles
• Ensure balanced range across newness and best-selling formulas
• Ensure all product meets required quality standards
• Ensure quality requirements are communicated effectively to suppliers

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the manufacturing process, e.g. lead times, costings, etc.
• Uses merchandise buying calendar effectively to plan and prioritize work
• Effectively utilize information and systems to develop and implement plans
• Apply buying processes to manage area effectively
• Develop and apply effective administrative and time management skills to logically implement plans and meet department goals and deadlines: time invested versus benefit
• Ensure management and follow up on order generation

• Keep up to date on local and international retail trends and anticipate changes
• Identify competitors and monitor their activities closely
• Conduct regular store visits in order to compile cross shop reports
• Conduct regular contact centre and DC visits to ensure products are properly represented and to identify QA issues
• Keep abreast of the impact of trends affecting retail industry and applies this in decision making
• Ensure appropriate and effective testing of concepts and products
• Use effective presentation skills to represent area and influence decision making

• Negotiate effectively internally (colleagues, management) and externally (suppliers) to optimize area performance
• Utilize consistent and logical use of appropriate information to back up ideas and proposals
• Logically rationalize testing of product
• Enthuse others with sense of excitement and passion for range and product area
• Build and maintain strong relationship with Planner(s) to proactively trade area and to manage the forecasting of sales and inventories
• Utilize assortment planning best practices to purchase the optimal product selection
• Partner with marketing to develop marketing strategies and tactics for area of business

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