Junior Buyer - Women's Denim & Activewear - Fixed Term Opportunity
Job No.: 539236
Location: Melbourne - CBD & Inner
Job type: Full-Time, Limited Tenure
Junior Buyer, Denim & Activewear – fixed term secondment for 11-months
A rare and exciting new internal opportunity to progress your career within David Jones, by joining the Womenswear, Footwear and Accessories business as a Junior Buyer on a secondment within the denim, active, swim & imports Buyership.
The Junior Buyer role serves to provide an upwards “stepping stone” to facilitate the next step in your career within David Jones. By empowering our team to hold full accountability for a revenue driven portfolio and establishing a mentor relationship with a dedicated Buyer, the program allows for tangible experience to be achieved to facilitate your development.
As a Junior Buyer, you will be accountable for achieving profitable sales through the planning and acquisition of merchandise assortments within the department that deliver on-trend and inspirational product ranges relevant to our customers, aligning with our brand and strategy.
This role will have the support and mentorship provided from the department’s Buyer to enhance your professional development.
What does the role involve?
- Accountability for department financial KPI’s – Achieve sales, GP dollars, GMROI and stock turn product targets
- Drive range selections for brands with planner support to create compelling and commercial range assortments for customer
- Monitor product performance and take trade actions as necessary
- Raise orders and manage deliveries
- Develop effective relationships with approved suppliers and negotiate on-boarding of new suppliers and vendors where aligned to the merchandise strategy
- Manage department vendor trading terms with mentor buyer support to ensure optimal commercial outcomes for David Jones
- Develop brand and department strategy in line with merchandise strategy
- Trend analysis for new to market trends, new to market brands – ensuring David Jones is delivering inspirational ranges for our customer
- Present and make actions from post seasonal trade review to brands
- Manage core/ASR ranging and supply
- Working with the vendors on limited product development
- Guide and mentor direct report/s and their teams to drive engagement, healthy succession and maximum individual productivity
- Work effectively within the wider team
What are we looking for?
- Demonstrated experience operating as a Buyer’s Assistant, or similar position with ample transferable skills and experience
- Advanced usage of Microsoft Excel and other MS programs
- A collaborative team player, with a proactive mindset, who is comfortable stepping up to support the wider team
- Proven capabilities at delivering to tight timeframes and experience working within a fast-paced environment, whilst balancing competing interests
- Experience building strong supplier relationships, with a proven ability to negotiate with the best interest of the business
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to read and analyse reports
- Strong retail and commercial acumen
- Experience in the end to end buying lifecycle
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders internally and externally
Please note, as part of the application process, shortlisted candidates will be required to:
- Seek endorsement from their line manager to apply for the role
- Attend an initial interview for the position with the hiring manager
- Successful candidates from the first-round interview will then be tasked with a project brief to present back at a second stage interview with the Buyer and Buying Manager
To take the next step in your career with David Jones, we invite you to apply today.
Please note, to be considered for the position, you must have a minimum 9 months tenure within your current position at David Jones.
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
David Jones is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.
Closing date: for applications
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