JUNIOR BUYER - BEAUTY - 12 month maternity cover
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 Junior Buyer for a 9/12 month maternity cover 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;
- Up to 40% off fashion
- Up to 40% off hospitality, foodmarket and hampers
- 30% off beauty and perfumery, wine and spirits
- Clothing allowance
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 Junior Buyer you will join a collaborative team of beauty enthusiast, working with the markets leading beauty brands. You will have the opportunity to work cross functionally across the business as well as the wider beauty category.
You will be responsible for driving sales & margin targets for the Beauty category at Harvey Nichols as well as securing the best possible terms for new and existing brand partners. Delivering strong commercial business plans, new launches, trade activations, store plans and online acceleration in line with the group strategic goals.
You will:
- Form good working relationships with internal and external clients, with strong knowledge of our beauty brand partners.
- Build & maintain strong relationships with all suppliers.
- Attend key supplier meetings to contribute to new launch strategies and support plans to achieve joint business objectives & best commercial terms.
- Interface with other Head Office departments to ensure Beauty’s success, namely merchandising, marketing, media, online trade & logistics.
- Providing clear guidance on any trade activities, marketing, store activations.
- Alongside your merchandiser take responsibility for demand planning by brand to ensure we always have appropriate stock to deliver our stock & sales budgets.
- Record, review and analyse weekly sales information and based on this information make recommendations for relevant action.
- Manage & deliver brand budgets and closely monitor & review category performance considering competitor activations in market.
- Prepare accurate sales & contextual information for focused internal meetings & buying appointments.
- Negotiate & deliver the best margins for the business. Include support plans for brands and post campaign reviews.
- Work closely with marketing, logistics & online to deliver this trade driving initiative.
- Work alongside the Online Team to accelerate our online business.
- Support the Buyer / Buying Manager to position Harvey Nichols as a leading luxury beauty destination.
- Research & suggest new beauty concepts and ideas.
- Assist with 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.
- Review and propose space allocation and recommend display and promotional space.
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.
- Have you done something like this before as an Assistant Buyer / Junior Buyer level in Beauty?
- Strong passion for the beauty and luxury retail industry, with a keen interest in current trends and products.
- Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently when required.
- Ability to build a project plan, set accountability and appropriate deadlines.
- Great relationship building & negotiation skills.
- Excellent Microsoft skills including Excel & PowerPoint.
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.
