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Junior Buyer
Head of Product Development (Buyer) – Global
About the Role
Brand Addition is a business dedicated to helping global brands build meaningful cultural awareness and sustained connections. Our ethos revolves around extending client values through purposeful, sustainable, and globally conscious practices—creating branded experiences people cherish.
In an industry dominated by excess, we pioneer sustainability to foster collective well-being. Here, innovation isn’t just about scaling products—it’s about equitably growing careers, nurturing client partnerships, and shaping a brighter, more responsible future. Our cross-continental collaboration propels us to deliver impactful services for our partners, people, and the planet alike.
Responsibilities
- Leadership in product lifecycle management, from sourcing to production. Goals include maintaining precision, quality, and cost control while driving excellence.
- Collaborate: Work closely with in-house design and sales teams to refine product concepts, strategize projects, and champion innovation.
- Supplier management: Negotiate partnerships with trusted suppliers in the Far East and Europe, securing competitive pricing, ensuring product integrity, and maintaining punctual delivery. Actively explore new supply routes to diversify offerings while mitigating risks.
- Budget accountability: Optimise pricing and budgets to prevent extrapanisations, guaranteeing adherence to financial targets.
- Documentation: Develop detailed product specifications and purchase orders to align suppliers with clarity and project milestones.
- Cross-department coordination: Ensure seamless project delivery across teams to hit critical deadlines.
- Quality assurance: Enforce rigorous quality control and technical compliance, ensuring products meet industry standards.
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Requirements
Brand Addition is seeking a Product Development Buyer with a meticulous, analytical mindset to:
- Education: Ideally graduate-level qualified (or equivalent) in a related field.
- Experience: Hold a can-do attitude, thriving on diverse tasks and challenges. 2–5+ years’ experience in captive/bulk buying is essential.
- Subject-matter expertise: Show a passion for consumer/promotional products, with a focus on quality assurance and ethical sourcing from manufacturers in the UK, EU, Turkey, and the Far East.
- Commercial acumen: Think strategically, assess risks, and make data-driven decisions to navigate the broader business picture.
- ** Communicate effectively** (written and verbal), with transparency and diplomacy.
- Collaborate as a team leader: Instil empathy, innovation, and a drive to succeed while demonstrating interpersonal maturity.
- Organisational excellence: Maintain meticulous attention to detail in multitasking under tight deadlines.
- Client-advocacy: Delve deeply into brand requirements, attend relevant client meetings, and integrate seamlessly with internal teams.
- Product development leanings: Cultivate visions across multiple ranges, proactively suggesting enhancements that resonate with market trends and ethical values.
- Supplier negotiation: Excel in constructing long-term, mutually beneficial supplier partnerships.
- Risk management: Cultivate a judicious understanding of commercial risks and operational resilience.
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Why Brand Addition?
Our culture is defined by impact, diversity, and perspective.
- Innovative, global collaboration: Working virtually across continents allows us to thrive under pressure— unifying teams globally while remaining a tight-knit network locally.
- Commitment to progress without compromise: Our core principles anchor every decision we make—deprioritising shortsighted profit at the expense of sustainability, diversity, or transparency.
- Supportive work environment: Here, growth, challenge, and curiosity form the bedrock for career development. You’re given the tools to transcend your role and inspire those around you— and we champion that as the right to thrive at work.
- Flexibility: We’re an equal opportunities employer championing the rights of employees to work flexibly, including through time-shifting options.
For more insights or to join our bold direction, visit www.brandaddition.com or apply today to transform the future of branding for good.
Benefits:
- Dynamic global working with hybrid and flexible models
- Access to Development Opportunities
- Comprehensive subsidised wellbeing support
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