The Assistant Beauty Buyer role is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for beauty to support the Buyer to implement and deliver category strategy with the aim of achieving and exceeding financial KPIs. The Assistant Buyer will work closely with the Global Buying Team to ensure compelling and commercially relevant range is available instore. This job is a brilliant opportunity to join a close-knit team who are incredibly passionate about creating an offer of the best products and experiences to surprise and delight our customers. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who wants to develop a career in buying.
This is a specified purpose contract of 9-12 months.
* Experience in retail essential
* At least 1 years’ experience in buying would be preferable
* Must have strong administrative skills and familiarity working in a fast-paced environment
* Strong commercial awareness
* Excellent numerical and analytical abilities
* Capable communication and presentation skills, to be able to articulate recommendations and present information to all levels across the business and suppliers
* Strong knowledge of IT system and programs, particularly Excel
* Build strong relationships with other stakeholders in the business and with suppliers
* Assists the Global Buying Team to achieve all KPI’s with particular emphasis on sales and profit
* Supports the Buyer/Global Buying Manager (GBM) to execute business plans which have been agreed with vendors in line with the beauty strategy
* Manages the implementation of new business and new vendor agreements including update of annual Commercial Trading terms, ensuring compliance to Commercial Trading Terms and all agreed negotiations
* Maintains and develops positive vendor relationships whilst supporting the buyer to deliver a Best In Class proposition
* Supports delivery of new vendor openings and changes to in-store locations
* Supports the Buyer in the compilation of supplier meeting packs and works through follow up actions to ensure completion post meetings
* Develops good working relationships with local operations teams, collating feedback and identifying opportunities for offer improvement to Buyer/GBM
* Supports the development of a strong local promotional plan including on counter offers and GWPs to build growth and ensure a great customer experience
* Working closely with the local Marketing Manager and visual merchandising team to support the build and implementation of the local promotional plan
* Briefs store teams on all relevant information including price changes, promotional activities, new launches and in-store execution
* Supports the Buyer to complete weekly and monthly category analysis
* Manages queries from SSC and commercial analyst in relation to pricing and rebates ensuring all admin is up to date and accurate
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