Sports & Fashion Apparel Buyer

Sports & Fashion Apparel Buyer- Manchester - 50-65,000 - Athleisure & Footwear

We are hiring a Sports & Fashion Apparel Buyer to drive Sports and Fashion Own Brand Apparel strategy and delivery of business goals, both in the UK and globally. Working closely with Product Creation, the Commercial Team and Buying Functions, you will be responsible for ensuring best in class Own Brand product to service own site,DTC sites and wholesale partners.

Responsibilities

• Working with key stakeholders across the business, support the Head of Global Product Management in the development and implementation of a complete Own Brand Strategy for each Own Brand. (across multiple seasons/years).

• Responsible for delivering clearly defined seasonal product briefs to the Product Creation Team relevant to target consumers for the business, UK Wholesale and International Wholesale/Franchise partners.

• Ensure product is meeting all channel needs throughout the design/development phase.

• Responsible for launch of products to all channels.

• Responsible for management and process of Wholesale/Distributor SMU programmes and requests.

• Be a key part of a 'Trend' team within the business to identify new brand opportunities and current own brand category extensions.

• Support the Legal Team with input and feedback on trademark registration requirements.

• Lead the development of direct reports through continuous coaching and implementation of HR tools (PDPs, Check-Ins etc).

About You

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Sports Fashion and High Street Fashion Buying/Product roles is essential, demonstrating strong Leadership skills.

• Excellent internal and external relationship builder.

• Global experience preferred.

• Clear understanding and experience of working with and developing apparel brands / seasonal collections.

• Strong multi-market research, product category and range creation skills.

• Critical understanding of market trends, price points and competitive landscape to ensure brands and product collections remain consumer relevant.

• Experience in creating and delivering strategies.

• Forward thinker and reactive to market situations to ensure the customer stays ahead of our competition and meets target consumer demands.

• International travel will be a requirement for the role.

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