Junior Buyer - Greeting Cards

Junior Buyer – Greeting Cards
WHSmith High Street - Swindon
Grade C
£competitive

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Junior Buyer to join our Greeting Card team, based in our High Street Head Office in Swindon.

Reporting into the Greeting card Senior Buyer, the main purpose of this role is to determine the customer offer and manage the trading plan across multiple card categories.

The role requires an organised individual, capable of managing complex information and supporting the team in all areas of trading. A head for numbers is essential to the role, together with a creative thinker both in coming up with new ideas and selecting designs.

The Accountabilities of the Role:

• Trading responsibility for the Seasonal categories within the Greeting card trading team
• Select and develop profitable new products and ranges
• Generating new ideas on how to grow YOY Sales, margin and income, and meet annual budget targets

• Building up strong relationships with suppliers to deliver effective and profitable plans
• Working closely with the supply chain teams to ensure in store availability is optimised
• Able to deliver meaningful reports and cut through the information / detail in order to get to the real issue
• Keeping abreast of market trends and competitor activity in a fast-paced environment, to help identify new opportunities as well as changes to our existing offering
• Working closely with other areas of the business including Operations, Business Development, Marketing and the Finance team

• Experience within a retail Buying role
• Confident and approachable
• Excellent communication skills

• Enthusiastic and excited about the product
• Able to work across teams (merchandising, marketing, operations etc)
• Net understanding of business (i.e. buying and stock)
• Strong presentation skills
• Uses creative thought process – on product, promotions, displays, deals etc

• Excellent numerical capability
• Experience of using Microsoft Excel and functions such as Vlookups and Pivot Tables
• Remains calm under pressure
• Educated to degree standard or equivalent

• Annual bonus based on company performance
• Hybrid working model from home and in the office
• 24 days holiday, plus your Birthday off, plus Bank Holidays with an opportunity to buy extra days holiday

• Finish at 4pm on a Friday
• Competitive pension contribution
• Staff discount card for stores and online

About Us

WHSmith has a remarkable heritage and we have occupied our place as the ‘Hub of the High Street’ and in our customers’ hearts for 230 years. Since 1792, we’ve grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand, and we’re proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust. Today, we have more than 1700 stores in over 30 countries across the globe, serving millions of customers every year, and you’ll find us at airports, railway stations, hospitals and on the high street.

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