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Senior Buyer

JDSPORTS -
Bury

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Employee discount

Qualifications

Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Stakeholder collaboration
Mentoring junior staff
Microsoft Office Suite
Analysis skills
Mentoring
Forecasting
Overseeing budgeting and forecasting
Organisational skills
Purchasing
Professional development mentoring
Budgeting
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Training & development
Negotiated procurement
Purchasing and procurement experience
Time management
Analytics

Full job description

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Senior Buyer
JD

Responsible to: Head of Buying/Buying Director
Department: Buying
Location: JD Sports Fashion plc, Hollinsbrook way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Work with the Department Head and Buying Director to build forward strategy and ensure implementation.
Development and mentorship of junior members of the buying team
Representing the Buying function on relevant fascia and category (tbc)
Attending all appointments, with involvement in selection, editing and curation of product
Attending all product launches throughout the year as specified
Attending all relevant trade shows
Market analysis/store visits
Analysis and review of trade with the merchandising department to propose and drive actions for the week/seasons ahead ensuring KPI’s and Margin targets are met.
Vendor negotiation and New brand onboarding
Being hyper vigilant on new brands opportunities and trends to diversify and drive department/category sales and ensure market relevancy
Budget negotiation and planning within internal teams and external brands
Negotiation with brands re distribution agreements
Working independently in a creative and trend led environment
Managing budgets and OTB on in seasons and forward budgets
Present ranges and department strategy with department head to Buying Director and Merchandising Director.
Preparation and presentation of performance in trade meetings
Proposals to assist driving sales in your relevant department
Stock management in conjunction with brands and merchandising team
Cross functional collaboration to bring brands/departmental strategy to life.

Core Competencies:

Extensive knowledge of our store base and website
Strong presentation skills
Confidence within own decisions and product selection. Comfortable in driving decisions on file and being accountable for all actions.
Ability to act independently
Extensive knowledge of product area and market
Ability to look forward and predict trends both current and future
Highly numerate and skilled within budget forecasting and planning
Strong time management skills ensuring all business critical deadlines are met

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

Experienced Buyer or currently in a senior buying role
Experience of buying Sports Fashion is advantageous
Experience of buying branded goods is essential
People development experience advantageous
Strong understanding and knowledge of current and upcoming sports fashion trends at a high street and premium level price point.
Be able to exercise a high degree of analytical and numerical skills
Fully literate in Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Excel
Organisational skills are essential
Be able to work under own initiative
A creative and trend led individual

What we will offer you:

Development linked to your role with the business
An opportunity to work across multi-brands both UK and Internationally

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Thank you for your time

#JD

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