Buyer

Ref: AS5739338

Liverpool, UK

£35,000

• Permanent
• Retail Merchandising
• Supplier Relationship
• Strategic Purchasing

About the candidate

The candidate is a seasoned Buyer with a robust experience in retail merchandising, focusing on the sports industry. They bring over five years of expertise in product selection and range planning while owning the responsibility for driving sales through strategic partnerships and innovative pricing tactics within mid-sized to large retail companies. Their proficiency encompasses not just the tactical aspects of buying but extends to fostering collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal teams, demonstrating a commendable capacity for preempting market trends and challenges to seize commercial opportunities.

What makes them great?

• Increased Sales: Demonstrated capacity to enhance sales figures, evidenced by a 20% increase in sports merchandise category sales at a mid-size retail company.
• Strategic Pricing: Played a pivotal role in lifting sales by 15% through strategic pricing initiatives at a large sporting goods retailer.
• Inventory Optimisation: Improved stock turnover rates through effective inventory management practices.

Areas of expertise

• Product Selection and Range Planning: Adept at analysing market trends and customer preferences to curate and implement effective merchandise selections, ensuring high sales performance.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Skilled in cultivating and reinforcing relationships with suppliers to negotiate beneficial terms, thus enhancing profitability and product availability.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Proven background in working synergistically with marketing, supply chain, and merchandising teams to optimise product line-ups and ensure alignment with commercial goals.