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We are looking for someone with proven experience as a Buyer or Senior Buyer, creatively delivering product development of multi-category men’s and women’s wear. You will have significant responsibility for a sizeable and fast-growing product area within Harding+. Reporting to the Category Manager, you will ensure category performance is optimized, working collaboratively with Merchandising to meet sales, margin, and profit KPIs.

Based in Avonmouth on a hybrid working basis – 3 days per week on site.

Compensation: competitive salary, pension, 4 x life assurance, healthcare cash plan, 26 days annual leave (plus the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days).

What you will be doing:

• Build a commercial multi-product range that meets guests' needs across various demographics.
• Deliver a range of products that meet departmental KPIs.
• Drive new initiatives and product innovations, particularly across sustainability.
• Analyze and report on range performance weekly; work with Merchandising to actively trade the department’s profitability, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Lead and manage a team focused on critical path management, delivering consistent product availability and system accuracy.
• Encourage creative and innovative thinking on product and in-store presentation.
• Present and support external stakeholder meetings.
• Implement sourcing strategies and manage the supply base to meet new requirements and source solutions to protect the route to market.
• Identify risks and opportunities within the supply chain and conduct supplier reviews.
• Maximize key trading periods ensuring critical path is in place to optimize sales.
• Confidently present to internal and external stakeholders at Director and Board levels.
• Build marketing calendar in collaboration with the Marketing team.

About you:

• Excellent creative buying ability coupled with strong analytical and commercial skills.
• Proven team leadership, management, and development skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Must have an existing right to work in the UK.

Key Attributes: trust, collaboration, respect, passion, drive, resilience.

About us:

Harding+ is the only 100% dedicated cruise retailer, partnering with 12 cruise line operators globally, across more than 80 cruise ships in operation or under contract. Our mission is to make every cruise better. We operate over 300 retail shops across 80+ ships, covering 17,000m² of retail space and handling 6.6 million transactions annually.

Our team includes over 1,300 onboard members and more than 270 landside employees. We stay at the forefront of retailing, providing outstanding customer service, and have won the Cruise Retailer of the Year award for 2022 and 2023.

Harding+ is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and data security is a top priority for Harding+.