Clothing Buyer, Newborn Baby Wear

Are you looking for a new job as a Buyer in Retail Clothing? We have an opportunity to join our award winning team buying for our Newborn Babywear ranges!

Mothercare has become one of the most instantly recognisable consumer brands on the British high street, inspiring trust and promising value for generations of new parents. Our achievements have been recognised by the attainment of numerous awards, and we are recognised as a dynamic organisation in today's retail market - we remain the only high street retailer dedicated to catering for parents-to-be and new parents, with 90% of this demographic visiting a Mothercare store! Over the last 40 years we have grown to include stores in 48 countries, and our strong dual brand with the Early Learning Centre means that the Mothercare Group has a very bright future.

We are now seeking to appoint an experienced Buyer for our newborn babywear division, reporting into the Buying Manager. The successful candidate will have significant product development and direct sourcing experience, and will be able to develop this further with our team - a definite career step! This is a challenging opportunity to cover a staff member for maternity leave (9-12months fixed term) with definite scope for the successful candidate to operate at a strategic level.

But to be clear on what we are looking for, as a retail clothing Buyer you are:

• Commercial - Able to discuss historical and future trends with the Merchandise Team to propose the range structure, including options and price architecture for their department. You will also assess the capability of new and existing suppliers to deliver their part of the range.
• Creative - You will also work closely with the design team on creating the best and most technically sound product, buy the range according to future trends taking into account range construction, seasonal variations, buying and sourcing policies, target market, market share and, of course, your competitors.
• Negotiator - Demonstrably able to effectively negotiate prices and agree supplier contracts (in Europe and the Far East) to meet departmental targets, you place a high emphasis on product quality in liaison with Technology, and will have an understanding of working with external brands.
• Communicator - You will also liaise closely with Marketing and Visual Merchandising on product presentation in stores, the catalogue and on the web, how to sell it to the customer and how to inform the customer through additional information.
• Manager - Enthusiastic, energetic and self-motivated, you will bring with you solid experience of managing, coaching and developing people within a divisional team, as well as influencing skills to bring to bear on liaison relationships.

If you are confident that you can combine all of the above skills and attributes with a proven track record in this arena, or easily transferable skills from a similar product range, then we certainly want to hear from you. If you want to know more about what makes Mothercare a great place to work, apply today.

Job Reference: 339

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire

Job Sector: Buying

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