The Buyer is an analytical fashion curator who propels Andrews' vision forward with explicit and effective task prioritisation and allocation for themselves and across the Buying Team. Buying - Strategy # Seasonal Post-Mortem / 360s vendor, category and sub-category performance review # Identify points of intersection between legacy and digital buying processes for collaborative development and implementation of improvements, solutions, and integrations. Buying - Operations Planning and Budget Management # Reviewing previous year's performance against budget to set the merchandising direction and establishing a merchandise mix in budget # Analyse data and feedback to assess the day-to-day performance of physical and digital business; driving and managing trading activity through the team to maximise opportunities # Ensure provision of product performance reporting,
while communicating opportunities and potential risks to relevant departments on a consistent basis. # Build and maintain relationships with our vendors, proactively seeking out opportunities to collaborate, continuously discuss performance, and handle any negotiations. # Stay abreast of customer engagement and feedback in collaboration with the digital team and physical stores.
Competencies, Technical Skills and Knowledge 10 years' experience in Buying, Assortment Strategy and Planning, physical and digital merchandising; covering planning through to execution, with experience in but not exclusive to: Retail Math, Financial Planning and Budget Management (e.g., Strategy Development and Planning Analysis (e.g., Inventory management (e.g., replenishment, stock level management)