Junior Buyer (softs)

By living our values - we play to win, customer obsessed, we are one and it starts with me - we deliver That New Look Feeling for our customers and each other. 

The Role:

The role of the Junior Buyer is to put the customer requirements at the centre of the product offer, to support the development and delivery of a commercial and profitable range that maximises sales opportunity. This role reports into the Senior Buyer. 

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:

• 40% staff discount plus friends & family discounts throughout the year
• Access to our reward platform for external discount and offers
• Private pension scheme
• Virtual GP access for you and your children – it allows you to speak to a doctor at a time and date that suits you
• All employees are covered by our life assurance policy from day one
• Unlock extra leave with our buy more holiday scheme.
• Celebrate YOU! Enjoy an extra paid day off on your birthday each year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave.
• Spread the cost of your commute with interest-free season ticket loans
• Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2Work scheme
• We're proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children's Trust

What you’ll be doing

Planning

• Understanding the Business Strategy and how that impacts your department
• Influencing the pricing strategy and price point policy for ranges in conjunction with the Merchandiser
• Applying knowledge of the current competitive marketplace and trends to drive the direction of the department
• Capacity planning proposing the production capacity required to meet changing demands for the product
• Solid understanding of the Department’s current Customer insights, Market Share and opportunities
• Applying New Look brand and sub-brand strategy to product and range decisions within own area
• Working in conjunction with Marketing and E-Comm to identify opportunities for your department
• Developing pricing strategy

Buying

• Working with design to develop brief and product, providing focused, clear development direction to supplier base
• Managing and singing off product specification packs, thinking creatively to meet the Critical Path
• Negotiating the best cost price to achieve departmental margin targets
• Understanding product trends and interpreting them where relevant into product areas
• Developing the right product at the right time, in line with the departmental design brief to meet customer requirements
• Utilising Open to Buy (OTB) through product development
• Building Ranges to option framework to maximise sales and profit and to offer the customer the best assortment
• Understanding the best sourcing route and Supplier for product whilst developing a short lead time route for trading
• Monitoring Critical Path on Commitment to insure intake and distribution targets are met
• Highlighting  trial product opportunities to maximise future sales and reduce risk
• Working with Garment Tech to complete fit sessions in order to develop blocks and fit, that reflects design input and customer trends
• Agreeing packaging requirements and presentation of product in line with the Critical Path