Overview

Position Title: Buyer – Gifts

Company: Home Bargains

Location:  Warrington, UK

Job Description:

Buying is at the heart of our strategy of delivering Top Brands at Bottom Prices for our customers. As a buyer for our gift category, you will have responsibility for growing sales in categories where we have identified strong opportunities for growth. We are looking for an experienced buyer who will make the most of this exciting opportunity to drive the focus on fresh produce throughout our network of 530 Home Bargains store

Responsibilities:

  • Define product categories and range
  • Liaise with suppliers
  • Develop pricing and promotion plans
  • Monitor the market and external trends
  • Select, source and buy products
  • Manage sample approvals and library
  • Place orders to deliver strong in store availability
  • Analyse data and spot opportunities for growth
  • Gather feedback from stores and field teams regarding product lines, availability and layout

Requirements:

  • Works well under pressure and to tight and often conflicting timeframes
  • Excellent organisational and problem solving skills and a real ‘can do’ attitude
  • Strong commercial and market awareness
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience within buying, ideally within gifts
  • A confident communicator and relationship builder
  • Excellent attention to detail; able to analyse data and spot trends

About Home Bargains

TJ Morris Ltd, trading as Home Bargains, is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started more than 40 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 530 stores we have over 4.5 million customers each week.

We offer a wide range of products and brands including; health & beauty, food, toys and games, household, clothing, seasonal, sweets, snacks, drinks and alcohol, as well as our own range of affordable home style.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 900 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) - and we wouldn't have it any other way!