Junior Buyer, Fragrance

Expected salary - up to £42,000 Contract type - This position is a permanent contract. Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Beauty team aims for around 2 days a week, usually a Wednesday & Thursday in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings. Location - This role is based at our London Central Office in Pimlico. Key responsibilities Working with your Merchandiser, you will analyse commercial input and market data from all channels to develop a category assortment that appeals to the John Lewis & Partners customer base. Monitor Partner NPS and customer satisfaction metrics to gauge the impact of assortment decisions on overall satisfaction.While driving sales revenue growth through effective assortment planning and promotional strategies. You will work collaboratively with all relevant specialist functions such as Marketing, Online and Store Design to deliver a compelling brand portfolio. Be accountable for making decisions on the product assortment: development, sourcing, brand positioning, price structure and margins. These will be in line with category and customer strategy. In collaboration with merchandising, you will need to make season trading and volume decisions along with the commercial terms and product lifecycle with the suppliers. #LI-HYBRID #LI-HS1 Essential skills/experience you’ll need Tangible experience in buying, product development,range building, supplier negotiation, critical path or account management within the Fragrance category Proven experience and passion for the Beauty & Fragrance category Experience of managing brand relationships across a variety of commercial terms. Demonstration of a collaborative approach across teams