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Senior Buyer – Soft Wovens for Love & Roses
About NEXT Wholly Owned Brands
Our growing portfolio includes Lipsy, Love & Roses, Friends Like These, Beauty at NEXT and Seraphine—all available through next.co.uk, reaching millions of customers across the UK and beyond.
At the heart of our business is a passionate team driven by creativity, innovation, and a shared ambition to deliver exceptional results. We foster a culture where individuality is celebrated, curiosity is encouraged, and challenging the status quo is part of how we grow.
About Love & Roses
Love & Roses is for the woman who isn’t afraid to push boundaries. She sets her own trend, with unique styles, playful prints and fabulous fabrics at her core.
About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional Senior Buyer to lead our soft wovens department for Love & Roses. This is a key product area for the brand, showcasing our beautiful prints. This would be a chance to collaborate with a passionate and creative team, contributing to category growth through:
- Strong commercial awareness
- Expert product knowledge
- A sharp eye for trends
to help shape a profitable and well-balanced range.
The Senior Buyer is responsible for:
- Proposing and gaining agreement on the strategic business plan for their department.
- Leading the creation and delivery of a profitable, commercial range that maximises sales while meeting profit parameters.
- Providing high-level vision and mentorship to the team, ensuring performance is maximised across the brand.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
- Develop short-term and long-term department objectives (with Merchandising), maximising profit while considering:
- Markdowns
- Promotional activity
- Currency impacts
- Identify and address key departmental issues and opportunities to drive brand profit performance.
- Propose brand and product development initiatives (beyond your department) based on economic, social, and fashion trends.
- Anticipate the commercial impact of decisions on the brand and wider business.
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Range Planning & Development
- Lead team proposals for:
- Seasonal direction
- Range structure
- Price architecture
- Critical delivery paths
- Build a commercial and inspirational range by identifying key trends from:
- Catwalks
- Street style
- Blogs
- Adapting them for Love & Roses’ target customer.
- Review and plan future supplier strategy (with Merchandising & Design), optimising:
- Sourcing requirements
- Trials
- Late buys
- Present range proposals effectively in selection meetings to gain senior management commitment.
Trading & Supplier Management
- Negotiate prices and supplier contracts to meet targets and margin requirements.
- Manage and attend weekly trade meetings, identifying late buys and reacting to sales to ensure a commercial range.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to resolve:
- Quality issues
- Cost fluctuations
- Late deliveries
- Assess the supply base (alongside Technical & Design teams) to recommend future business direction.
Team Leadership & Influence
- Manage and motivate the team (Assistant & Junior Buyers) through:
- Regular reviews
- Coaching
- Performance maximisation
- Delegate tasks effectively to distribute workload and meet deadlines.
- Actively build cross-functional relationships to:
- Gain insights on competitor activity
- Share findings with the team
- Challenge existing processes to drive business improvements.
Requirements & Skills
To excel in this role, you will bring:
- Extensive experience in managing soft wovens women's wear at an established/senior level within a high-street/premium retailer.
- Proven track record in strategically managing and developing a team of direct reports.
- Strong senior management expertise with significant commercial P&L accountability.
- Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and team development skills.
- Outstanding negotiation ability to manage complex supplier relationships.
- Profit-focused mindset complemented by strong analytical skills.
- Ability to travel when required (for supplier visits, trend sourcing).
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Why NEXT? Diversity & Inclusion
We recognise that our differences define us. Our commitment is to:
- Attract and develop a diverse talent team.
- Create an inclusive culture where everyone can be their true self.
- Foster an environment where individuals feel valued, respected and can thrive.
Wellbeing at NEXT
We believe wellbeing is the ability to:
- Achieve your full potential
- Cope with daily pressures
- Be productive and thrive in all aspects of life.
We support mental, physical, and financial health through:
- Positive company culture
- Flexible policies
- Resources for overall employee success.
Benefits
Even on a premium level, benefits are something we love. Enjoy:
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria’s Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT).
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty.
- Hot deals and exclusive offers from 3,500+ retailers through our online benefits platform.
- Company performance-based bonus.
- Early Direct to Desk VIP access to sale stock.
- Life assurance.
- Sharesave scheme.
- Annual Travel Card Loan.
- Sample Sales opportunities.
- Exceptional Learning & Development (L&D) programs.
- Flexi-Hour Scheme for flexible working.
- Direct to Work – Online and in-store discounts; free next-day collection from your workplace or local store.
- Support Networks for employee empowerment and celebration.
- Wellhub – Access to discounted gym memberships, virtual apps, PT sessions and more.
Conditions apply, and all benefits are discretionary.
We are committed to supporting all candidates during the application process. If you need workplace adjustments (e.g., due to a disability or long-term condition), please contact: 📧 careers@lipsy.co.uk (include ‘Workplace Adjustments’ in the subject line) 📞 0207 436 2000 (leave a voicemail).
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