ASSISTANT BUYER - BEAUTY
Do you keep up to date with luxury beauty?
Do you know your Charlotte Tilbury from your Fenty?
Do you love all things luxury retail?
If YES, we may have the role for you…
Luxury department store, Harvey Nichols, is searching for a Assistant Buyer to join its thriving Beauty Buying department in our Head Office in London – Knightsbridge. Our culture is based on inclusivity; we embrace diversity. Whoever you are, Harvey Nichols has a place for you.
How we reward your hard work…
At Harvey Nichols, we champion career development and are passionate about our people. We will do all we can to support your journey and career path with us. Alongside this you will have access to a world of amazing benefits such as;
You will also have access to charity days, a season ticket/bike loan; learning and development opportunities; to our Employee Assistance Program - Retail Trust and recognition schemes and the opportunity to join one of our employee groups – Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability. These are just some of the reasons people join and stay!
About the role…
As Assistant Buyer you will assist and deputise for the Buying Manager in all operations of the Buying function, to drive sales & margin targets for your beauty category at Harvey Nichols. You will support with the management of brand launches, trade promotional activities, store planning and online. The Assistant Buyer is in regular contact with Buying Manager. Autonomous decision-making is required in the day to day running of the Fragrance category to solve immediate issues or queries with suppliers, stores and internal teams at Head Office. All major decisions are undertaken in consultation with the Buying Manager.
You will:
• Build & maintain strong relationships with suppliers alongside the Buying Manager.
• Attend supplier meetings to contribute to new launch strategies and support plans to achieve joint business objectives.
• Interface with other Head Office departments to ensure Beauty’s success, namely merchandising, marketing, media, online trade & logistics.
• Be a point of contact for store teams for buying queries including new launches, promotions, pop-ups and ranging.
• Record, review and analyse weekly sales information and based on this information make recommendations for relevant action.
• Prepare accurate sales & contextual information for focused internal meetings & buying appointments.
• Assist the Buying Manager to negotiate & deliver the best margins, staffing and support plans for brands.
• Work alongside the merchandising team, assisting with launch buys and suggesting ways to improve our existing stock position via trade promotions.
• Support strategic Gifting activations (e.g. GWP), working closely with marketing, logistics & online to deliver this trade driving initiative.
• Work alongside the Online Team to support new launches & trade initiatives where required to accelerate our online business.
• Researching & suggesting new brands for the Fragrance department at Harvey Nichols.
• Assist the Buying Manager and wider department teams with key strategic projects.
• Support with the production of presentations, reports, trends & ideas to develop and improve buying strategies.
• Help maintain the unique Harvey Nichols identity for beauty across all marketing, trade & content channels.
• Work cross-functionally with teams around the business to ensure that beauty is first to adopt new strategies & routes to success such as Rewards activations, ecommerce enhancements etc.
• Liaise with in store Department Managers on a weekly basis to ensure familiarity with the ranges, reviewing local trends and adapting as necessary.
• Manage store promotional sites, windows and pop-ups to drive incremental trade and activate key launches or seasonal focuses.
• Plan sales density documents for the department in every store and make recommendations of improvements and changes.
• Assist with space planning for new brands and run-down plans for brands exiting the department.
Is this you?
We are looking for individuals who embrace diversity, love a challenge, are passionate about luxury retail and are looking for something uniquely different.
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!
Where do I sign?
If you are already thinking of what you will wear on your first day (no we don’t have uniforms) and this role catches your eye, hit the “apply” button below to kick-start your journey with us.