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At Harding+, your ranges could launch onboard ships sailing through the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Alaska or Northern Europe, seen by millions of guests from all over the world. Global Travel Retail is one of the most exciting and fast-moving spaces in retail. Trends shift by destination, customer profiles constantly evolve, and product needs to feel commercially right across multiple regions and experiences. We're looking for a Buyer who wants to be part of that. Someone excited by product development, global sourcing and the opportunity to build commercially successful own brand ranges within a retail environment that's anything but ordinary.
Job Responsibility
Developing commercially successful own brand and branded ranges across global markets
Managing private label collections from concept through to launch and delivery
Working directly with factories and suppliers across the Far East and India
Identifying trends, opportunities and product innovation
Negotiating costs, trading terms and supplier support
Collaborating closely with Merchandising, Marketing, Operations and VM teams
Managing critical paths and ensuring launches land on time
Attending trade shows and supplier meetings to source new products and inspiration
Requirements
Operating at Junior Buyer or Buyer level within a retail environment
experience developing own brand/private label product ranges end-to-end
comfortable managing sourcing, costing and product development directly with factories and vendors, ideally across Asia and/or India
strong creative eye
solid commercial awareness
confidence building supplier relationships
experience outside of purely clothing-led categories (accessories, handbags, gifting, lifestyle or similar product areas) highly relevant
enjoys pace, embraces change, likes being part of a collaborative, hands-on team