Junior Buyer and Product Developer - Lighting and Home Accessories, Soho Home

Soho House & Co., London, England, United Kingdom +1

The role

Reporting to the Buying and Product Development Manager, the Junior Buyer and Product Developer will play an integral supporting role in the sourcing and product development strategy for Soho Home’s Lighting and Home Accessories category, bringing bespoke products to the retail marketplace.

What you will do

Oversee the development critical path with the support of the Buying and Product Development Manager, ensuring key calendar milestones are always met
With the support of a Buying and Product Development Assistant, manage all administrative tasks along the critical path and product lifecycle, from brief to first production and commercial trading
Update and maintain the seasonal development tracker, ensuring all key dates along the development calendar are input
Where necessary, manage a Buying and Product Development Assistant, setting a good example at all times
Collaborate closely with the Soho Home Design team to ensure briefs are executed to the highest standard, whilst meeting commercial expectations of price and margin
Issue seasonal briefs for the department to the identified suppliers, ensuring specifications, price targets and key deadlines are clearly communicated
Attend weekly design and production meetings and final sample inspections, recording comments and preparing feedback for suppliers as required
Communicate comments and/or product approvals to suppliers with the upmost attention to detail
Work closely with the Technical team to ensure products meet the standard for quality, and all legal and safety requirements, for all relevant markets
Assist the Buying and Product Development Manager with meeting preparations and with ad-hoc department tasks
Lead the department trade preparation, presenting in the absence of the Manager
Drive the commercial analysis of the department in collaboration with the Merchandising team to ensure brand sales opportunities are maximised
Compile competitive analysis reports regularly for the department, scoping UK and US competitors
Support the departments sub-category ranging for both the long and short term, with the UK, EU and US markets in mind
Demonstrate strong awareness of competitors and external industry trends, completing competitor analysis reports when required
Assist in all preparations required for prototype and finalisation meetings – report preparations, Best/Worst sales boards, and physical set up of the sample space/showcase. Support Assistants while overseeing all logistical elements to ensure samples are on time and in place as required.
Oversee the briefing of bespoke packaging where required
Support with the successful onboarding of new suppliers as and when required
With the support of the Assistant, proactively manage customer service queries to drive the best resolution
Attend trade fairs and travel to factories when required

Junior Buyer and Product Developer - Lighting and Home Accessories, Soho Home

The role

Junior Buyer and Product Developer - Lighting and Home Accessories, Soho Home

The role

What you will do

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