F and F Online - Senior Buying Manager

As the Senior Buying Manager for our dynamic Ladieswear team at F&F, you’ll take the lead on shaping our online ranges for one of the UK’s most loved fashion brands. In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with your Merchandiser, Design and Technical teams to plan and deliver commercial, fashion‑forward and profitable online collections that truly meet our customers’ needs. You’ll also play a key role in developing and inspiring your team to deliver a best‑in‑class online shopping experience.

This role is ideal for an experienced Buyer ready for their next challenge - someone who can collaborate effectively with fellow Buying Managers to drive top‑line strategy and deliver against key KPIs.

You will be responsible for:

• Creating a topline strategy for your department working with your Merchandise Planning Manager and your team to deliver this each season.

• Working with the design team to research and develop product ranges that will hit seasonal trends and set the standard, aligned with the brands identity.

• Building ranges for your category with merchandising colleagues, and design team, making sure you cater for all our customer's needs, preferences and buying behaviours,

• Reviewing existing supplier performance and leading the sourcing strategy for the department in alignment with the overarching sourcing strategy.

• Negotiating costs and setting the selling price to deliver product margin for the dept - working with suppliers and technical team to ensure fit and quality standards are met.

• Overseeing critical path with your team and suppliers, ensuring key dates are met to ensure on time launch.

• Trading your department with your Merchandise Planning Manager and suppliers to react quickly to opportunities and trends in addition to de-risking where relevant. Ensuring we have knowledge of the market and competition, to establish any shifts or trends that may affect sales and require action.

• Conducting buying trips to establish relationships with suppliers, understand manufacturing capability and opportunities, develop new products and negotiate prices and capacity plans.

• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

• Developing and leading a strong team, giving them the opportunities to be their best

• You will manage additional responsibilities that contribute to the running of the division and support your peer group.

You will need:

• Ladies clothing buying experience (multi-product and online experience preferable)

• Strategic planning skills

• Product development experience

• Range and trade planning experience

• Sourcing and managing a remote supply base inc. FE/NE travel

• Building strong business partnerships

• Strong negotiation skills

• Range and trade planning experience

• Strong cross‑functional collaboration with balance of buying team, merchandising, digital product & content tea

• Data analysis and numeracy skills

• Coaching and managing people

What's in it for you:

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Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

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