Junior Buyer Brands & Sports - Fixed term Contract

The role 

The Junior Buyer Role reports to the Senior Buyer working together to deliver the best ranges for our customer, as well as operating in the wider team structure such as Merchandising, Design and Sourcing. We are looking for a commercially minded, product focused Junior Buyer to work across our Mens Brands & Sportwear Categories. Within this role you will oversee the full product lifecycle from concept through to range planning, brand relationships and critical path management, supported by the Senior Buyer to deliver a profitable customer centric range.

What will you do as an Junior Buyer at N Brown? 

• Work with the team to develop a customer centric range

• Manage external relationships with our 3rd party partners across Mens Brands & Sportswear

• On boarding of new brands and terms negotiations

• Responsibility for critical path management

• Day to day development and motivation of BAA’s under the guidance of the Senior Buyer

• Range planning and building for ranges/brands they are responsible for, presenting at strategy meetings and sign off to senior team.

• Reviewing weekly sales, with a focus on the best and worst sellers and making recommendations

• Monitoring the market and customer activity through competitive shops, sales and trend analysis

• Attend and contribute to buying meeting, leading these in the Senior Buyers absence.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the business including Trade, Marketing and Studio

What are we looking for? 

• Based on the nature of this role we are ideally looking for an established Junior Buyer who is confident enough to work independently once settled into the business

• Excellent administrative, communication and organisation skills

• Self-motivated, resilient, and collaborative, with the ability to influence at all levels.

• Confident decision maker with strong commercial judgement.

• Solid understanding of market trends, competitor activity, and price architecture.

• Being customer obsessed, putting them at the heart of decision making.

• A keen interest in the Menswear and Sportwear markets

• Driven & motivated

• Online retail experience essential

What’s in it for you?

• Hybrid working
• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Stream - a financial wellbeing tool that helps you track your pay, access earnings early and manage your money with confidence
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance
• Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

N Brown – who we are and why work for us?  

N Brown is a leading UK digital retail platform for clothing, footwear, home and technology, headquartered in Manchester and employing over 1,000 people nationwide. Through our strategic retail brands JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be and our unique payments offering, we exist to champion inclusivity and serve the underserved. Our customers are our passion, and we take great pride in delivering products that ensure they can look and feel amazing, without compromising on choice, value and accessibility.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by ‘By championing inclusion, N Brown will become the UK’s most loved and trusted consumer platform, shaping the future of financial empowerment and personal expression’. ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and we’re so proud to have made this list - as voted for by our very own colleagues!

Ways of Working

We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role you’re in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So if you are travelling by train, tram or bus we’re perfectly located, plus we’re surrounded by cool cafes, trendy bars and the best places to eat!

Our working hours are 36.17 per week over 5 days.

We believe AI will become a standard part of modern professional practice. We are therefore looking for individuals who are open to learning, testing, and responsibly adopting AI tools to improve efficiency, insight, and impact in their role.

Our promise to you:

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please know your application is being reviewed by a real human being. We value your interest in joining us and appreciate you taking the time to submit your application.

What happens when you apply to a role at N Brown?

As soon as we receive your application, we’ll send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!