Buying Leader

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced and passionate buying leader to drive our strategic product development and delivery across the business. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering successful buying strategies in a fast-paced retail or omnichannel environment.

About the Role

The buying leader will be responsible for leading, inspiring, and cultivating a high-performing team that attracts and retains top talent. Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing a buying strategy that delivers annual/seasonal product assortments aligned with financial targets and brand pillars.
• Aligning design direction and customer needs by developing product assortments that balance creativity, innovation, customer preferences, and market trends.
• Taking overall responsibility for intake margin, working closely with design, planning, and sourcing teams to align product development objectives with budget KPIs.
• Working with the head of design to influence and input product design direction to deliver sales, intake margin, sell-through, and the brand handwriting.
• Providing product strategy inputs to planning to develop effective and commercial divisional and channel budgets and strategies.
• Agility and proactivity to course-correct product plans based on in-season trading/actions and to take advantage of emerging trade or trend opportunities.
• Attending overseas trips with design and production counterparts.
• Responsible for sales, intake margin, sell-through, and BGP, working in collaboration with pod leaders/key team members to deliver.
• Actively reviewing product performance across all channels and through team feedback to inform in-season and future decision-making.
• Leading the buying team to coordinate and drive seasonal reviews, SWOTs, and post-seasonal product review meetings, collaborating with HO Planning, HO Design.
• Collaborating with other departments such as planning, production, retail, VM, and marketing to ensure brand alignment throughout various channels.
• Providing line management and leadership to the team, overseeing performance, development, and resource allocation to achieve departmental goals.
• Collaborating across the group, building team cohesion and connection, to inspire and bring our House of Brands strategy to life.
• Embracing uncertainty and change while facilitating and enabling strategic change with clarity, empathy, and optimism.
• Creating and fostering an inclusive environment where all team members can thrive and feel included, respected, and safe.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, fashion merchandising, buying, retail management, or a related field; a master's degree is preferred.
• Professional certifications in buying, merchandising, or supply chain management (e.g., CIPS, CPSM) are advantageous.
• Extensive experience in buying with a proven track record of delivering successful buying strategies in a fast-paced retail or omnichannel environment.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and developing teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to develop and execute buying strategies that align with business goals and market trends.
• Strong understanding of financial metrics, including revenue, margin, and inventory management, to drive profitable buying decisions.
• Strong understanding of customer preferences, leveraging data-driven insights to create product assortments that resonate with target audiences.
• Proven expertise in costing, margin analysis, and trading to set profitable annual and seasonal assortments.

Benefits

• Generous employee discounts across our brands.
• Seasonal clothing allowance.
• An additional day of leave for your birthday.
• An industry-leading parental leave program.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Annual learning calendar to support the ongoing development of our team.
• Support community partnerships across our Corporate Social Responsibility Program.

Our Company Culture

We operate ethically, sustainably, and responsibly. We foster an inclusive and respectful environment for all team members.