Buyer - Men's Footwear

Role: Buyer - Men's Footwear
Reports to: Head of Buying
Location : Dublin, Ireland

What You'll Get

The world is changing and it's important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it's essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That's why we offer benefits that put you first.

Some of our benefits are:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Primark Perks - Discounts with some local partner business to our offices

What You'll Do:
In your role, you'll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here's a flavour of your day-to-day:

Sales and Commercial Focus - Maximising sales, opportunities, and performance

• Select products that will deliver the company targets for sales, margins, profit contribution, stock turn and SPV each season and financial year
• Continually assess product range with key competitors to compare price, quality and value
• Financial Range Planning / WSSI (Weekly Sales and Stock Information)
• Achieve stock turn targets to maximise overall contribution.
• Take appropriate action in-season with repeat orders, cancellations and rescheduling of orders to maximise sales and profitability within the company trading ethos.
• Ensure prompt delivery of merchandise and correct phasing of intake to meet sales.
• Monitor, report and react to product sales performance.

Range - Identify and develop key styling, colour palette and range content

• Responsible for interpreting fashion trends and translating them into commercial products.
• Use of trade fairs, WGSN, magazines and other fashion publications to identify up and coming trends relevant to the market and season
• Undertake regular competition shopping in the UK and abroad to source new ideas and monitor competitor ranges
• Gain an understanding of Primark's customer base and develop new product appropriate to the Primark Market

What You'll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued - so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• 4 years buying experience within fashion sector
• Strong Range Building and Selection Skills
• Proven track record in effective negotiation
• Each department has unique challenges; this will be discussed in more detail at interview

Ready? Good - because we can't wait to see what you can offer. You'll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you'll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you're excited about this role but don't meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we'll help you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

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