Buyer (Footwear & Accessories)
We are Sosandar. Based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing online fashion brands for chic and stylish women; worn by celebs and influencers galore. We have an amazing opportunity for someone equally as amazing to join our growing team a Buyer on the Footwear & Accessories category.
What you'll be doing:
- Work with the supply base to build a commercial range for your areas reflecting the brands aesthetics.
- Be responsible for range building with a strong analytical eye as well as a creative talent. You will be strong with numbers, be able to digest, read and spot opportunities and risks with analysis data
- Have an instinctive commercial eye for what will be a best-selling style for the Sosandar customer and a proven track record of achieving this in previous roles.
- Monitor best and worst sellers across the clothing departments to ensure the footwear reflects and enhances the clothing range which in turn will grow additional purchasing
- Manage the critical path to ensure the range is on time.
- Improve the category bought in margin by re-negotiating / re-sourcing with the supply base
- Source, select, develop and negotiate with suppliers to deliver the right footwear and accessories at the right time throughout the year
- Maximise best sellers by developing additional styles that will broaden the range and reduce risk buying.
- Identify product opportunity by constantly reviewing the competition and inspirational brands.
- Complete buying trips as needed within the UK and internationally
- Present to the management team on a weekly/bi-weekly basis, ensuring communication is clear and concise
- Responsible for fitting the footwear range and feeding back all fit requirements to the supply base to ensure a cohesive, comfortable & consistent sized range
Your experience & skills:
- A commercial fashion eye is essential, with the ability to understand the brands aesthetics, customers and competitors.
- Experience in trading an ecommerce Department to maximise sales
- The ability to problem solve, under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Must enjoy change and be open to new ways of working, as well as sharing ways to improve processes
- Identifies new ways of working that fit the business as it continues to grow.
- Able to take responsibility and make decisions efficiently and effectively.
- Strong communication skills are a must to enable effective working relationships with all departments and levels.
- Effective time management and the ability to prioritise workload.
- Understands/ has experience with the test and repeat ecommerce buying model.
- Has experience of buying for high street footwear brands.
We welcome applications from junior buyer to senior buyer levels.
What we’ll offer you:
- 25 days paid holiday, plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off!
- Holiday buy scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 40% employee discount
- 4% employer pension via salary sacrifice
- Employee Assistance Programme (private GP consultations, prescriptions, physiotherapy, counselling, shopping discounts) for you, your partner and kids
- Informal hybrid working policy dependent on role
- Life Assurance 4x your salary