Senior Buyer

Ref: AS9194546

Manchester, UK

£45,000

• Permanent
• Fashion And Apparel Procurement
• Jersey Category Buying
• Supplier Negotiation

About the candidate

An accomplished buying and procurement professional with strong experience across fashion and apparel retail, with a particular focus on jersey-based categories. They bring a commercial, customer-led approach to range development, combining trend awareness, market insight and clear data analysis to support stronger product performance.

They are well suited to a permanent role and are available to start in 2 weeks. Their background includes working with large-scale, multi-site retail environments, regional apparel businesses and national retail chains, with experience leading supplier negotiations, improving margins and collaborating closely with design, merchandising and wider commercial teams.

What makes them great?

• Proven Sales Growth: Helped deliver a 30% year-on-year uplift in category sales through focused buying strategy and close collaboration with design and merchandising teams.
• Stock Efficiency: Supported the implementation of a new inventory management system that reduced excess stock by 20%, improving cash flow and operational efficiency.
• Commercial Product Launches: Contributed market research and trend insight to a product launch that exceeded sales projections by 15%.

Areas of expertise

• Jersey Category Buying: Experienced in building commercially successful jersey ranges aligned to customer demand, seasonal trends and wider trading objectives.
• Supplier Negotiation: Skilled in developing long-term vendor partnerships, improving quality, protecting margin and securing exclusive product opportunities.
• Range And Inventory Management: Confident using sales data, market analysis and stock insight to improve product performance and reduce excess inventory.