Ben Sherman started out in 1963 producing standout button down shirts from a factory in Brighton. Over 6 decades later the brand is still producing standout shirts, but has also expanded to a full lifestyle collection rich in the brands DNA. From the early days the brand has been linked to music and British subcultures and that remains a core aspect of the brands appeal today.

If you are passionate about being part of a British Heritage brand’s journey, why not join us?

Purpose of the role:

As a Buyer, you will play a vital role within your team and category area to develop and deliver commercial product considering customer demand, pricing, quality, market trends, customer relationships and financial budgets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the buying strategy for mainline wholesale to source and develop the commercial product assortment for your category areas.
• Ensure margin targets are achieved across specific categories. Manage cross costing process each season to ensure best price.
• Manage the sourcing and development process for your category areas, working with the supply base to source new fabrications, trims, product newness aligned with design led briefs.
• Work collaboratively with the design team to complete tech packs to required factory standard with 100% accuracy on styling, make up and BOMS.
• Develop new seasonal branding and trims with nominated source / supply base in line with design brief.
• Manage the critical path process on both salesman samples and bulk, ensure on time delivery from concept to in store launch.
• Work with suppliers to achieve the best product through sourcing, negotiate the best prices, MOQs and Lead times.
• Be proactive in decision making and problem solving for your department with the support of Senior Management.
• Responsible to present your developed range for sign off to senior management and the wider business teams. Showing full understanding of your product, justification on decisions made and conviction in the product.
• Regular bench marking of competitors across product offering and price.
• Progress sustainability within product areas.
• With the support of the Senior Team, ensure current suppliers are measured seasonally against KPI’s and work with them to make any needed improvements.
• Responsible for chairing supplier meetings and travelling to factories/mills when required in the UK.
• Work with suppliers and cross functionally with QA and design to ensure the best fabric selection, garment fit and compliant goods.
• Full understanding of customer needs to maximise profits and provide a commercially viable range of merchandise at competitive prices.
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery timelines
• Analyse sales, margin and supply chain data to make informed buying decisions.
• Extensive product knowledge – ability to engineer a garment to reduce the cost impact of detail and design without affecting the key details
• Manage and complete cross costing summaries across all owned category areas seasonally.
• Complete category sign off sheets for all proposed buys with 100% accuracy.
• Responsible for the management of your team, their workload, development and morale. Undergo job chats with the team to monitor and manage their progress. Set clear SMART objectives and coach them daily to grow their knowledge and skills to be able achieve their objectives.
• Manage the development process within an agreed critical path ensuring that all key touch points with the wider company are met to ensure that deliveries are to schedule.
• Ensure all costings and Margin docs are checked for 100% accuracy for the use of the wider team.

Ben Sherman started out in 1963 producing standout button down shirts from a factory in Brighton. Over 6 decades later the brand is still producing standout shirts, but has also expanded to a full lifestyle collection rich in the brands DNA. From the early days the brand has been linked to music and British subcultures and that remains a core aspect of the brands appeal today.

If you are passionate about being part of a British Heritage brand’s journey, why not join us?

Purpose of the role:

As a Buyer, you will play a vital role within your team and category area to develop and deliver commercial product considering customer demand, pricing, quality, market trends, customer relationships and financial budgets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the buying strategy for mainline wholesale to source and develop the commercial product assortment for your category areas.
• Ensure margin targets are achieved across specific categories. Manage cross costing process each season to ensure best price.
• Manage the sourcing and development process for your category areas, working with the supply base to source new fabrications, trims, product newness aligned with design led briefs.
• Work collaboratively with the design team to complete tech packs to required factory standard with 100% accuracy on styling, make up and BOMS.
• Develop new seasonal branding and trims with nominated source / supply base in line with design brief.
• Manage the critical path process on both salesman samples and bulk, ensure on time delivery from concept to in store launch.
• Work with suppliers to achieve the best product through sourcing, negotiate the best prices, MOQs and Lead times.
• Be proactive in decision making and problem solving for your department with the support of Senior Management.
• Responsible to present your developed range for sign off to senior management and the wider business teams. Showing full understanding of your product, justification on decisions made and conviction in the product.
• Regular bench marking of competitors across product offering and price.
• Progress sustainability within product areas.
• With the support of the Senior Team, ensure current suppliers are measured seasonally against KPI’s and work with them to make any needed improvements.
• Responsible for chairing supplier meetings and travelling to factories/mills when required in the UK.
• Work with suppliers and cross functionally with QA and design to ensure the best fabric selection, garment fit and compliant goods.
• Full understanding of customer needs to maximise profits and provide a commercially viable range of merchandise at competitive prices.
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery timelines
• Analyse sales, margin and supply chain data to make informed buying decisions.
• Extensive product knowledge – ability to engineer a garment to reduce the cost impact of detail and design without affecting the key details
• Manage and complete cross costing summaries across all owned category areas seasonally.
• Complete category sign off sheets for all proposed buys with 100% accuracy.
• Responsible for the management of your team, their workload, development and morale. Undergo job chats with the team to monitor and manage their progress. Set clear SMART objectives and coach them daily to grow their knowledge and skills to be able achieve their objectives.
• Manage the development process within an agreed critical path ensuring that all key touch points with the wider company are met to ensure that deliveries are to schedule.
• Ensure all costings and Margin docs are checked for 100% accuracy for the use of the wider team.