Junior Buyer, Apple

About the role

We have a great opportunity to join us as a Junior Buyer, Apple, to deliver elevated, relevant and modern product ranges to delight and excite our customers. This is a dynamic role requiring you to react with pace to changes in customer trends and market conditions. You will be directly responsible for driving sales and profitability for your categories. It will require strong negotiation skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a matrix team, working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver the final product.

Salary Range - £32,600 - £50,500 per annum
Expected Salary - up to £45,000 (depending on experience)
Contract type - 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 normal place of work for this role is our London Central Office in Pimlico. The expectation is a minimum of 3 days per week in the office as team collaboration is critical in this role – core days will vary across teams.

Key responsibilities

• Working with your Merchandiser, you will analyse commercial input and market data from all channels to develop a category assortment & proposition that appeals to the John Lewis & Partners customer base.
• You will work collaboratively with all relevant specialist functions such as Marketing, Online and Store Design to deliver a compelling brand portfolio.
• Responsible for all commercial negotiations inclusive of marketing funds.
• Be accountable for making decisions on the product assortment & proposition: brand positioning, price structure and margins in line with category and customer strategy.
• In collaboration with Merchandising, you will need to identify and manage trading & volume decisions, along with the commercial terms and product lifecycle with the suppliers.

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

• Tangible experience in buying, supplier negotiation and critical path.
• Experience of managing team relationships across a variety of commercial terms, demonstration of a collaborative approach.
• A positive approach to continuous development of yourself and other partners within the team, sharing knowledge to junior members.
• Solution orientated to problem solve and react.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Experience of working in Technology Buying or Category Management.
• Customer centric and react to changes in trade and market conditions at pace to maximise sales.

About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

• It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre‑employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates).
• We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early.
• If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.
• We want all of our Partners to have a good work‑life balance and we support flexible working.