Role: Buyer
Function: Buying
Responsibility: Further develop ranges and drive growth/performance
Reports to: Head of Buying and Sales
Location: Leeds (Colton) 2mins from Junction 46 – M1, 20mins from Leeds Station
Compensation: Dependant on experience
Our background and your main purpose…
Gym King was founded in 2015 and has grown from ‘bedroom brand’ to a leading athleisure and performance wear company with sales of in excess of £20m through an excellent online presence and market leading retail partners. A highly entrepreneurial business driven as a tight fast-moving SME.
Gym King believes that we are all fighting for something and that something can be achieved with the right mindset and execution, changing our lives for the better forever.
We are looking for a Buyer to work with our current Buying team based at Gym Kings Head office near Leeds to support the rapid growth of the business. This role would be suitable for an established Junior Buyer ready for the next step or you may be an experienced buyer looking for a new challenge.
The ideal Buyer will be passionate, enthusiastic and hardworking with an eye for detail, driven by a love for product and fashion. The successful candidate will thrive from working in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure.
Role Profile:
· Accountable for development and growth of product ranges
· Management of critical path across various product categories/COOs
· Confident in negotiating cost prices with a portfolio of suppliers globally
· Confidently able to present ranges to Sales team/Directors in sign off meetings and range reviews
· Good problem solver, timekeeper and highly organised
· Ability to identify new opportunities whether that be product based, within sourcing or with existing processes, future planning to ensure success
· Understanding the marketplace, regular consumer insight & analysis and feeding back into product teams
· Monitors and maintains stock and options alongside Merchandiser, ability to react quickly to challenging market conditions
· Trading stock file and executing the trading plan/KPIs set by the management team
· Strategic thinking with a can do attitude and positive mindset
· Completing seasonal lessons learnt analysis/range building and pricing architecture frameworks
· Working alongside design to develop new and exciting product ranges to produce a profitable product portfolio
· Forming strong and close working relationships with suppliers within weekly calls, with potential for overseas travel
· Cross-functional working with wholesale department managing key account and wholesale free stock buys ensuring timely order raising and data integrity
· Ad hoc admin duties – raising POs/Po amendments – management of full end to end process within your department
· Confident communicator reporting key information to Head of Buying and Directors
· Close working relationship with sales, design, garment tech, marketing and Ecom.
Key Skills & Experience...
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
- A quick learner who can process lots of information and prioritise action
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in fashion buying at a similar level is essential
- Relevant degree preferred but not essential
- Clear communicator
- Works well under pressure
- Wide range of product knowledge
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Proven ability to work independently & on own initiative
- Highly self-motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic individual
- Team player
- Effective negotiation skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Full UK driving licence
Gym King values:
- Fearless
- Focussed
- Driven
- Resilient
- Team Player
The successful candidate will demonstrate behaviours that are aligned to these values.
Benefits:
- Salary dependent on experience
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Free onsite parking
- Relaxed and friendly working environment
- 50% Gym King discount for staff, friends & family
- 10 days sick pay (after completion of probationary period)
- Hybrid working (1 in 5 days)
- GK profit related bonus scheme
- Flexible start (between 08:00-10:00) & finish (between 16:00 – 18:00) times
- Staff shop with heavily discounted sample Gym King products
- Fully paid for annual staff party
Working hours: Due to the nature of this role, the hours will be full time (37.5 hours per week) Monday-Friday, although a flexible approach is required at times to meet the needs of the role. There may be a requirement to travel as part of this role.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leeds LS15 9JL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What salary are you seeking?
Experience:
- Buyer: 4 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
