Buying and Merchandising Jobs

Buying is generally perceived as being about purchasing the right products for the best price in order to drive sales performance, however a Buyer’s role incorporates many different elements such as pricing management, implementing promotions and merchandising. Buyers are also usually responsible for supplier selection and negotiation, category strategy development and FE or global sourcing.

To be successful in a Buying role, you will need excellent negotiation skills, cross-functional communication skills and sound numerical and analytical ability. Quest offers a wide range of Buying jobs, from an entry level Buying Administrator or Assistant Buyer all the way through to senior appointments such as Head of Buying or Buying Director.

Buyers often work closely with Merchandisers. Merchandising is an analytical discipline involving reports such as WSSI using MS Excel and OTB or Open-to-Buy, which involves benchmarking, stock planning and allocating. There are various job levels within Merchandising including Assistant Merchandiser, Senior Merchandiser and Merchandising Director.

We specialise in Buying and Merchandising jobs within the following retail areas: Fashion, DIY, Homewares, Food, Clothing, Electricals, Sports Goods, Cosmetics, Health & Beauty and Entertainment in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

These quick links represent roles which we always have available in Buying & Merchandising but the list is by no means exhaustive:

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Latest in Buying & Merchandising Jobs
£25,000 - £30,000 – Somerset

A leading multi channel retailer is currently looking for a highly skilled and experienced individual to join their team in Somerset as the Merchandise Planning Analyst. Reporting to the Merchandise Planning Manager, you will: * Provide merchandise planning expertise to optimise productivity of ranges and maximise sales volume and margin * Maximise revenue by implementing effective merchandise deployment * Work closely with the Buying, Marketing and Supply Chain teams to maximise the performance of promotional and consumable ranges * Manage...

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Ref: Q92896 Published: 4 days ago
£50,000 - £55,000 – London

I’m currently working on a unique and exciting opportunity for an individual with strong market knowledge and commercial acumen to work for one of the most recognisable names in retail. This role will involve an engaging mix of sales, negotiation, training and business development alongside substantial opportunities for international travel. Dealing with international franchise partners, we are looking for a culturally minded and diplomatic individual with a passion for travel with strong knowledge of both the UK and International markets....

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Ref: Q90468 Published: 5 days ago
£40,000 - £50,000 – Surrey

A leading food importer and distributor, with a wide range of quality products sourced from all over the world, is looking to hire a Senior Food Buyer to join their growing team across all food categories. The role of the Senior Food Buyer involves: * Selection, negotiation and delivery of product ranges within assigned categories. * Continuous sourcing of new products to improve the product range. * Development of categories and ranges with the Marketing team. * Budget management within...

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Ref: Q92991 Published: 5 days ago
£35,000 - £42,000 – Luton

My client is currently searching for a Health and Beauty Buyer to select some of the most commercial ranges each season. This is an exciting opportunity with a well known high street retailer! As Health and Beauty Buyer, the successful candidate will: * Work with some of the most recognisable beauty brands in the world to deliver a profitable and commercially viable range. * Work closely with the brand partners to ensure the best product is always on offer throughout...

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Ref: Q92948 Published: 5 days ago
£30,000 - £35,000 – North West England

A well known retailer requires an experienced Merchandiser to support their progressive team. This role would suit someone with experience in merchandising, who possesses excellent Excel and systems management experience. As Merchandiser, your responsibilities will include: * Stock and sales forecasting and analysis. * Assisting the Buyers with range * planning, managing and maintaining budgets. * Managing OTB. * Managing the critical path. * Stock intake management. * Ensuring optimum in-store availability. * Managing and leading a team. The successful...

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Ref: Q92231 Published: 6 days ago
£25,000 - £30,000 – North West England

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Buyer to join an established and well known company based in the North West, The buyer will have the opportunity to grow and further develop their career. As Buyer, your responsibilities will include: * Supporting the buying teams in pulling together the range in your assigned category. * Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers. * Predicting seasonal best sellers, core lines and future trends. * Continually reviewing brand performance against the Buying...

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Ref: Q92879 Published: 6 days ago
£16,000 - £18,000 – London

This forward thinking retailer is looking for a young and talented Merchandise Assistant to play a key role within their head office team, dealing with promotional and administration tasks. You will be responsible for: * The weekly fulfilment of stock availability to scheduling. * Weekly retail reports in a timely and efficient manner. * Supporting the merchandising team by providing clerical and administrative back-up. We are looking for a motivated and confident individual, who demonstrates a methodical approach, with excellent...

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Ref: Q92987 Published: 6 days ago
£40,000 - £60,000 – East Midlands

A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced Non Food Buyer to join one of the UKs leading retailers within their furniture department. You will be responsible for driving the product strategy through original and innovative thinking and through effective management of your team and suppliers you will ensure that the furniture product offering leads the UK and European market. This opportunity is considered as a high profile role within the business as they look to expand their product offering...

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Ref: Q92867 Published: 6 days ago
£50,000 - £65,000 – North West England

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Buyer on Ladieswear to join a leading UK retailer. Please note that this is a 12 month contract role for a maternity cover. As Senior Buyer, your responsibilities will include: * Overseeing the product development, buying strategy and trading execution. * Leading the buying process and developing department buying strategy. * Setting department targets and KPIs. * Presenting at director and board level. * Developing multiple relationships across different teams and departments....

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Ref: Q92968 Published: 7 days ago
£16,500 - £17,500 – Greater Manchester

One of UK's leading retailers has an fantastic opportunity for an Ecommerce Assistant Merchandiser to join their growing head office team. The primary objective of this role is to assist in driving and maximising sales via the website by writing accurate product descriptions which promote the products in an appealing way to the customer base. You must highly commercial with strong business acument, able to collate and analyse sales reports. Key responsibilities include: * Writing product descriptions with 100% accuracy....

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Ref: Q92530 Published: 7 days ago

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