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