Senior Buyer Occasion

About The Role

Every exceptional customer moment starts with our people

At TFG London, we believe that it’s our team who bring our house of brands to life. All our colleagues across Hobbs, Phase Eight, Whistles, and Inside Story play a vital role in our success story and that story is only getting more exciting!

Here at Phase Eight we're looking for a Senior Buyer to join us covering all aspects of buying within our Occasion and Events department. Our buyers are at the core of our business, developing and delivering commercial and profitable ranges that offer our Phase Eight customer a point of difference.

What you'll do:

Working closely with the design team to develop new product ranges seasonally, our buyers ensure our ranges are delivered on time achieving company KPI’s (in-take, margin and markdown) and partner closely with the merchandising team to drive profits. The Senior Buyer will anticipate and meet the needs of our global customer on the department, delivering a well-balanced range in line with our product and overall brand strategy.

Reporting into the Head of Buying you will aim to maximise profit and deliver the premium handwriting and high-quality standards we are renowned for at Phase Eight. Key accountabilities for the role include;

• Working with the Merchandiser to create new season product plans for your department, based on lessons learnt and forward strategy
• Operating fits with Design, manage any basic technical queries where required with a focus on detail and quality to ensure our premium handwriting and high-quality standards are maintained
• Formulating phasing, stories and deliver to category targets successfully communicating the vision for specific ranges to other departments such as ecommerce and retail operations

• Together with the Head of Buying formulating a supply base strategy to meet product requirements, margin, quality and compliance

Who you'll be:

We are looking for a Senior Buyer who possesses previous experience within Occasionwear at Senior Buyer or Established Buyer level with proven commercial success on the product areas managed.

The Buyer will demonstrate high integrity, motivation, and a solution focused approach. The ability to easily transition between planning and execution is key as is a naturally collaborative and positive approach. We would need you to show a strong commercial acumen and be highly numerate with strong analytical skills, able to identify opportunities and pursue them on the department.

What’s in it for you?

It's not just what you can do for us. Throughout We will give you the tools and the time to develop your career in the direction you want to go. Alongside that, we have some great benefits which include:

• Generous colleague discount up to 70%
• Up to 28 days holiday entitlement per annum
• Financial and Wellbeing assistance
• Enhanced Maternity package
• Virtual GP service – unlimited access 24/7

If you want to join us and create moments that matter, we’d love to hear from you.

TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment:

At TFG London, we're proud to be a Disability Confident and Ban the Box employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates diversity of backgrounds, experiences, ideas and perspectives. We are working together to ensure our environment is one where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated

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