Love Crafts has put out a job vacancy for the post of an Associate Buyer in London England, United Kingdom and the position is full-time / partly remote.
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Associate Buyer
London, England, United Kingdom | Full-time | Partially remote
The opportunity:
Our buying team sources everything our makers need for their projects across a variety of crafts. We’re looking for an energetic self-starter to join our global Buying Team and focus on driving the performance of our new, growing craft categories. As the Associate Buyer, you’ll understand the fundamentals of retailing and develop your buying skill set, with lots of opportunities for advancement for the right candidate.
What you’ll be doing:
- Joining us on our journey building and growing new craft categories. Manage the range of selected craft categories through rapid SKU growth, understanding what products we need to add while maintaining SKU count, working capital and revenue targets.
- Under the guidance of the Senior Buying team, lead on building relationships with new suppliers and support on maintaining our sourcing relationships with our key strategic accounts.
- Work seamlessly with the Product Data team to ensure we have the right range in the right place for all product launches, including promotional, seasonal and category-specific.
- Generate and manage reports for the broader buying team, and perform other administrative functions to support the Retail Team.
- Maintain supplier relationships by responding quickly and accurately to questions and requests for information.
- Be the conduit between the Buying team and other internal stakeholders such as Purchasing, Pricing and Email.
- Facilitate and attend meetings with suppliers, including data analysis, presentation preparation and logistics support.
Who you are:
- You have relevant retail experience, with previous Buying experience
- You have excellent analytical skills, and an understanding of retail maths and strategy
- You are an Excel/Google sheets whizzkid
- You’re a self-starter and problem-solver – you’re always on the lookout for ways to better support your team and there’s never a moment with nothing to do!
- You’re extremely detail-oriented – you track down that missing piece of information.
- You have an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy the fast-paced nature of working at a startup.
- You have impeccable written and verbal communication skills. You understand tone and communicate effectively in email.
- A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations
You’ll get
- The chance to join our journey in becoming the global craft destination – no biggy!
- Competitive salary to reflect your skills and experience.
- Flexible working with a core hours model – we trust our team to do the work needed in the way that suits you best.
- Lots of other great benefits including options over shares, pension plan, private healthcare, health cash plan, employee discounts, in-house coaching clinics and career development and lots more!
- 25 holiday days pro rata + a day off for your birthday, because nobody should be working on their birthday!
- Smart colleagues and supportive team who uphold our smart, kind, maker values. We don’t mean to boast but you will genuinely find a fantastic team of really bright, motivated, and driven individuals who will support you at every stage of your journey.
- Central London Location – we’re passionate about flexibility and are following a hybrid-remote approach, working a combination of from home and at the office.
Link: https://lovecrafts.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0215u/
