Junior Buyer - Baby & Childrenswear Clothing

Overview

As a Junior Buyer with us, you’ll be aligned to our Baby & Children’swear clothing category and will be accountable for taking the lead and driving the performance on your ranges, with the support and guidance of our Senior Buyer – ensuring the right items land in store at the right time and at the right price. You’ll manage everything from supplier negotiations and sales analysis to range planning and sample management, all while learning what it takes to take full ownership of a product category.

The role offers flexibility to work in a hybrid manner up to two days per week.

We uphold three core behaviours that guide all our actions:

• Love Our
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  We strive to delight our customers, listening and responding to their needs because they are our priority.
• Care for Our Colleagues
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  We support each other to foster a workplace where everyone can thrive.
• Protect Our Pounds/Euros
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  We are committed to cost‑efficiency and value, ensuring every penny counts.

• Support the full buying process across your category.
• Monitor sales performance and use insights to drive decisions.
• Manage product samples, pricing strategies, and supplier relationships.
• Plan and implement new ranges across stores and formats.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, VM, and Supply Chain teams.
• Deliver strong commercial results using data, insight, and creativity.

• Previous experience in a Junior Clothing Buyer role in a retail environment.
• Previous experience of Baby & Children’swear buying and strong working knowledge of legislation and industry requirements.
• Commercial awareness and passion for bringing the right items to market for your customer.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a high‑volume, fast‑paced retail environment.

• Bonus potential.
• Exclusive store discounts – 10% off most in‑store purchases.
• Family‑friendly benefits and comprehensive support.
• My Staff Shop – exclusive discounts via portal.
• Life assurance cover.
• Health & Wellbeing programme.
• Holiday allowance – start with 28 days (incl. banks) plus additional days.
• Pension scheme – contributory plan.

The company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability or veteran status.