Assistant Retail Buyer

We have a great opportunity for an Assistant Retail Buyer to join our client based in Telford. Our client, a specialist on-line retailer operating a range of speciality stores on behalf of leading brands, are looking for intelligent, numerate, well-organised, process-driven and analytical candidate to be at the forefront of their business, leading fast-moving category development.

Job Title: Assistant Retail Buyer
Location: Telford, Shropshire
Salary: £Competitive

Key Responsibilities

Working as the Assistant Retail Buyer you will be improving revenue and gross margin through product sourcing, range implementation, and pricing. You will also be involved in;

*Day-to-day management of the relevant categories
*Ensuring all required product data is obtained from suppliers, and that products are correctly loaded onto our systems and represented on our websites
*Conducting regular competitor analysis of key online retailers in relevant categories and responding appropriately
*Launching new categories as required.
*Managing supplier relationships.
*You will be closely involved in all admin and data-processing aspects of the buying process.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or will hold an equivalent level qualification in a relevant discipline and will ideally have previous buying experience/knowledge with a retail background. You will be a strong negotiator; you will form excellent professional relationships and be action focussed with a track record of delivering extraordinary results.

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