Buyer

We are currently looking to recruit an ambitious, driven and highly motivated Fashion Retail Buyer to play their part in driving our business to the next level. If you are passionate about the brand looking for a new challenge and keen to further your career in an exciting, fast paced Head Office Retail environment then Peacocks is the brand for you. We love our customers and we love local shopping! Whether she’s a busy Mum looking for budget friendly fashion, a guy looking for the ultimate BBQ shirt or a fashion lover looking for the latest trends, we aim to offer our customer wearable style for all the family on their local High Street. If you are passionate about the brand looking for a new challenge then Peacocks is the place for you! You will be based at our modern purpose built Head Office in the vibrant city centre of Cardiff. Cardiff is an accessible city with strong transport links, and London is only 2 hours away by train. What’s in Cardiff? If you are considering relocation, Cardiff should top your list! A vibrant city and the hub of South Wales, Cardiff has it all – from arts and culture, sports, shopping and the great outdoors. Cardiff is blessed with an abundance of green spaces and we have sandy beaches and breath taking National Parks on our doorstep. Just 30 miles from Cardiff is Bannau Brycheiniog Nation Park offering spectacular scenery. We also have the sandy beaches of Barry Island, Ogmore-by-Sea and Trecco Bay – perfect for a summers day! Cardiff offers and exciting social scene, with numerous choices of places to eat from bistros, to award winning restaurants, and pubs and clubs where you can enjoy your style of music, whatever your taste. There’s Arts, Music and Drama venues staging famous plays, ballets and Operas – as well as iconic sporting venues regularly hosting high profile sporting events. Whatever you are looking for, you will find it here in South Wales! The role As a Buyer you will be assist in developing, sourcing and delivering an on- trend and commercially focused range, whilst driving profit and enhancing the Peacock’s brand position. You'll be part of our close-knit Head Office team, making sure our ranges are commercially developed and delivered in line with our brand vision and strategy. Responsibilities/ Objectives: Plans and builds a commercially balanced range, whilst achieving margin targets as set by company; Drives regular departmental product reviews, ensuring coordination across departments in terms of trends, looks and colour palettes Operates an effective and timely product sign off process, in line with the critical path and planning cycle; Take ownership of the critical path and deadlines are met with any issues being raised and action plans communicated and implemented. Review and analyses sales data, identifying top performing product/lines, ensuring data driven decisions are made for future lines/intakes and recommendations for improvement made and presented. Source, select and negotiate with suppliers to obtain optimum product, prices and terms of contract. Utilizing supplier’s expertise to improve range and knowledge Lead meetings at Director/Head of level ensuring effecting key information is communicated and any actions are completed within the set timescales. Collaborating with other departments within the company to ensure the successful launch of new product lines/seasonal collections and other company initiatives. Works collaboratively with the merchandising team to monitor and control trade, in order to ensure stock turn, margin targets and profit levels are achieved; Skills and Experience: Experience within a Fashion Retail Buying role with a commercial mindset. Deep understanding of fabrics, garment construction and the whole buying process with a strong eye for print/pattern A passion for trends who excels in driving newness in a fast paced environment Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to build strong relationships with suppliers Strong communication and interpersonal skills, building and maintaining effective relationships with both internal and external teams. Proven track record of developing and trading highly commercial fashion ranges that exceed sales/ profit targets