Buyer - Childrenswear Licensed Brands

Job Description

Based in central London.

When it comes to UK retail, it's hard to find a company with a bigger brand portfolio. We sell hundreds of brands on our website and have now developed a business designing and manufacturing many of the brands under licence. It is a fast growing part of our business and we are looking to extend our portfolio of brands. For anyone in a buying role - Next is the place to learn, grow and thrive.

We have a really exciting opportunity for an experienced children swear buyer to join the Licensed Brands team at Next, where we design and manufacture collections for brands such as Paul Smith, Ted Baker, Little Bird, Superdry and All Saints. From researching the latest trends through to analysing data, planning and presenting the ranges, you'll work hard to manufacture elevated designs that reflect the brand's 'DNA' and handwriting.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, self‑motivated buyer who has experience working at pace across varied suppliers and product categories.

You will have the ability to source multiple product ranges across children swear. You'll be an experienced buyer with strong analytical and planning skills as well as having a commercial focus. You should be able to easily identify the latest trends and have a comprehensive understanding of the market. A proven track record in identifying growth opportunities and trading ranges in‑season is crucial.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are necessary for effective collaboration with the design, merchandise and technical teams.

Your attitude will be of utmost importance - you will be resilient, adaptable to change and open to new ways of working.

Building successful team relationships, instilling confidence and trust in our partnerships is key to the success of the department and we hope this could be you!

You will be working with a like‑minded and creative team who have a real passion for product and a shared goal to push the brands forward. Collaborating to innovate and bring your ideas and designs to life ensuring they align with the brands handwriting, current market trends and our customers' needs.

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see:

We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.

You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE‑100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world!

So we've gone global!

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Profit‑related bonus - based on company performance
• Management share options
• Company car or car allowance
• Private medical insurance
• Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount
• Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more.
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money
• Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education.
• 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products
• Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection
• VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale
• Access to NEXT staff shops
• Octopus energy - like cycle‑to‑work, but for electric vehicles
• Free parking (excluding London locations)
• Travel2
  
  NEXT - bus services dependent on location
• On site dining facilities (excluding London locations)
• National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets
• Wellhub - includes access to…