FTC Buyer - Womenswear Contemporary

We are recruiting for Buyer to lead our Womenswear Contemporary team. This role is a fixed term contract until November 2024.  

About the Role  

As the Buyer for Womenswear Contemporary, you will proactively manage the development of the brand and production proposition through the team. You will ensure that the brand strategy for Womenswear Contemporary is achieved across all channels and operational models. 

Working closely with the Buying Manager, Merchandising and Retail teams you will ensure all decisions are commercially sound, drive trade and ensure an optimum customer experience. 

Your duties will also include:

• Planning and selecting product according to customer demand, trends, budget, and divisional strategy across channels and locations.
• Working  closely  with  the  concession  partners  to  ensure  the  product  offer  is  aligned  to  Harrods’ strategy and, wherever, possible exclusive product is included in the range.
• Planning pop-ups and soft-shop concepts for brands. 
• Supporting the Buying Manager negotiations and plan vendor shop fits, taking into consideration brand adjacencies and sales densities. 
• Working with TSD on design, merchandise capacity and installation timings.
• Attending buying appointments to select product and quantify orders using sales and sell through analysis.
• Preparing and reviewing agendas and materials ahead of brand meetings, ensuring airport and online data is also referenced.

About You  

You will have expert knowledge of the Buying Cycle as well as the needs of the Womenswear Category. You will have a good understanding of a corporate business, our customer profiles and strategic development. You will be commercially aware, able to demonstrate when you have driven trade across your current department and have impeccable relationship building skills. 

Our future Womenswear Contemporary Buyer will also: 

• Be able to demonstrate effective leadership, able to inspire, nurture and develop a high performing team.
• Have luxury Buying experience. 
• Be an existing Buyer.
• Be happy to travel frequently to Buying appointments, trade fairs, TVDC and vendor meetings. 
• Have a creative, solution based approach. 
• Be PC Literate (Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and SAP) 

About Us 

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences. 
  
Our Promise to You 
 
Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.

In return, you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount (including across our food hall and restaurants) and a season ticket loan. 
  
Uniquely You 
 
At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart.  We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional. 

While our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you do not meet every desired criteria but feel you have the skills and experience to thrive in this role as well as a genuine interest in working for Harrods and you can demonstrate an alignment with our values, we would encourage you to apply.
 
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