Junior Buyer

JUNIOR BUYER – WYSE LONDON

An exciting opportunity to join a premium Womenswear Brand that is going from strength to strength.

Wyse London is looking for a dynamic and talented individual to join the Buying team.

This role offers a great chance to work with beautiful, high quality product and to be part of a growing business with an on-line presence & stores. The ideal candidate will have Womenswear experience, preferably including Knitwear & Outerwear and will be able to support, deliver and trade product ranges, manage the critical path and product life cycle working effectively and efficiently to ensure a smooth and consistent running of the brand.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver new, exciting, and balanced Knitwear, Outerwear & Bottoms ranges alongside the Founder and Head of Buying.
• Trading into best sellers on a daily basis, chasing into strong reactions and relentlessly seeking new ideas.
• Maximise in season trading through effective OTB management.
• Analyse weekly reports and work with merchandising to review risks and opportunities.
• Deputise for Head of buying when needed, feeding back to senior management and Founder.
• Preparing and presenting weekly trade meetings, product reviews and sign off’s.
• Working with the Design team to help create and curate balanced ranges.
• Utilising strong supplier management skills to maintain relationships whilst working to meet launch dates and margin targets.
• Manage and lead projects for the brand as required.
• Ensure all administrative and systems are accurate and updated in a timely manner to ensure clear and consistent information.
• Supporting and developing junior team members
• Managing the critical path, monitoring all orders from initial product development through to delivery, ensuring the smooth running of the development process, maintaining delivery schedules.
• Attend weekly fit meetings with Garment Tech team, making suggestions on fit, styling and trims.
• Daily approvals- reviewing lab dip and trim approvals.
• Working with cross functional partners to implement new ways of working to help drive top line sales.
• High level of trend awareness for department and wider market.
• Undertake comp shops to support the team in aligning the brand positioning with regards to changing market expectations.

What you will be

• A Junior or Senior Assistant Buyer with relevant womenswear experience.
• Self-motivated and dynamic self-starter who works relentlessly to deliver outstanding product
• Highly organised with great attention to detail, being able to work well within a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about beautiful product and high quality.
• Flexible and great team player.
• A strong communicator and team leader.
• Ambitious, conscientious, and able to work calmly under pressure.
• Collaborative with strong interpersonal skills and team-orientation.
• Commercial individual with a great market awareness.
• Confident with your numerical skills and experienced with negotiation and trading.

Benefits include:

Hybrid working: Monday-Thursday in the office 9-5. Fridays working from home.

Offices in Shepherds Bush

Pension

Clothing allowance