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Barnardo's has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated Buyer on a maternity cover basis.

There are currently three Buyers in the New Goods team, each responsible for development and product selection within specific product categories. Over the last few years, the financial contribution that New Goods delivers to Barnardo's Trading Companies has grown significantly, and consequently the size and structure of the team has developed to support the commercial ambition. This role is a fixed-term maternity cover position, with responsibility for key categories including paper products (Cards, Christmas cards, calendars and diaries), stationery, fashion accessories and homeware.

The ideal candidate will need:

• Graduate of a relevant discipline such as business, marketing or management, or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience of retail buying within a similar environment or relevant categories such as paper products, fashion accessories and homeware.
• Knowledge of the retail buying process, critical paths and supply chains.
• Commercial awareness.
• Experience of charity retail is desirable but not required.

Some of the key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

The Buyer (Maternity Cover) is responsible for identifying, selecting and purchasing retail products which meet the expectations and requirements of Barnardo's charity shop customers, so understanding the customer and predicting future trends is a core part of the role. The Buyer is also accountable for achieving the best possible commercial terms across a diverse supply base, and for maintaining positive and beneficial relationships with external suppliers and partners, in order to deliver maximum profit from their product categories. The ability to collaborate with colleagues within New Goods, as well as across retail and trading, marketing and commercial businesses, balancing individual and whole team objectives, is key to the success of this role.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to deliver this role to the highest standard and would like to work for the UK's largest Children's Charity, then please click on the ‘apply now' button below. We look forward to receiving your application.  

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the role described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.