Buyer - Brisbane, Australia - Jivaro

Jivaro

Verified Company

Brisbane, Australia

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

Role is based in Brisbane
This a great opportunity to make a difference and create and adapt product for a rapidly growing business.

We are looking for someone who is commercially focussed and has previous experience of working with suppliers. You will be responsible for translating and executing the category strategy to deliver profitable growth for the business.

You will be accountable for owning and supporting the delivery of category strategy on own brand ranges, working closely with the Head of Product and team of Buyers.

Establishing effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders at a senior level is paramount.

Excellent communication skills are required as you will be the champion of the product across the business areas such as marketing, creative and web, ensuring they launch fantastic products for our customers.

In this role you will be responsible for identifying opportunities and threats in the market to the business.

You will also be making sure the target customer is clearly identified and that their expectations and preferences are communicated.

Key responsibilities:

Develop a commercial product offering that meets customer needs across the
Furniture product categories
Manage and deliver the critical path to ensure new product developments launch on time, and be comfortable managing multiple projects at any given time
Work closely with internal departments such as merchandising, marketing, QC and wider teams
Build strong relationships with the supply base and implement successful and

- efficient ways of working

Negotiate with new suppliers on product pricing, payment terms, cost of freight, provision of training, and the extent of their involvement in advertising and promotions.
Ensure successfully deliver new products to market whilst finding ways to

- constantly evolve and update core collections

Analyse market trends, consumer preferences, sell through, seasonal demands etc to formulate a buying practice in line with consumer
Review buying feedback reports and provide recommendations to the Head of Product as to buying strategy for a respective brand/collection

Skills and experience:

Proven track record in a buying role with product development within Furniture or Homewares
Commercial awareness and an excellent attention to detail
A passion for product, balanced with understanding the need for commercial acumen
Strong analytical and numerical skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Effective communicator, presenter and team player with an ability to bring others with them to deliver a strategy.
Ability to demonstrate problem solving and provide resolution in a fastpaced environment
Working flexibly as part of the wider Buying team, you will support in cross functional meetings and successfully drive our product strategy

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