BrandAlley: Wine Buyer

PERSON:

• Previous experience in a wine and/or spirits buying/ sales role
• Experience of managing supplier relationships at a senior level
• Network of relevant supplier relationships which can be accessed immediately to source product
• Strong negotiator, both in terms of selling the Private Sales Concept as well as driving favourable terms for BrandAlley
• Natural trader
• Natural merchant, able to search continuously for new business opportunities
• Energetic and dynamic individual who will motivate not only him/herself, but also others in the team
• Effective time manager, managing daily calendar and itinerary to optimize time in the market
• WSET Diploma level essential
• Fully fluent spoken and written English essential; another language a bonus (especially French, Spanish, Italian)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management of Sourcing, Selecting and Buying

• Build a new wine offering from the ground up, bringing in carefully selected premium brands
• Develop and implement bi annual strategy to drive business forward
• Deliver sales and profit targets
• Manage and grow brand portfolio whilst continually seeking new branded opportunities, and developing these opportunities to enhance the current offer
• Communicating effectively and building excellent relationships with suppliers
• Trade the sales in order to achieve highest sell through for both supplier and BrandAlley
• Determine selling prices in line with the market place and use margin intelligently to stimulate sales
• Negotiate maximum settlement and trade discounts with suppliers where possible
• Manage the deadlines of the sale ensuring Critical Path is strictly adhered to
• Communicate with Marketing, Creative and Production to ensure appropriate styling and the message to the customer is clear and accurate
• Be aware of, and exploit, seasonal opportunities and trends
• Attend trade fairs to keep ahead of trends and source brands/ new areas of initiative
• Continually review competition both on line and bricks and mortar
• Train, mentor and coach junior members of the team
• Review and uphold Brand Alley’s standard terms of trade so that all expectations are clear and outlined for vendors information

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Self starter – ability to work remotely and self manage
• Natural Trader – love working to targets
• Strong negotiator
• Decision maker
• Commercially aware / numerate
• Merchant – think like an entrepreneur
• Assertiveness, confidence with excellent communication skills

THE COMPANY

At the forefront of e-tail innovation, BrandAlley is the UK's leading private-sales site with a unique offering across fashion, beauty, homeware and lifestyle. BrandAlley launches 16 to 20 sales daily at up to 70% off designer and high-street brands including Hackett, Hugo Boss, Joules, Crew Clothing, Reiss, Gant, Ted Baker, Jack Wills, Aquascutum, Joseph, LK Bennett, Karen Millen, Ugg, J Brand, Hobbs, Gieves & Hawkes, Musto, Jigsaw, Monsoon, Converse, Jaeger, Coach, Radley, Aspinal, and many more.

How it works: BrandAlley is a member’s only site. Sign-up is free, simple and once registered new members can shop exclusive sales straight away. Each sale lasts 4 to 7 days and members are kept up-to-date with daily emails on all offers. After the sale ends items are ordered directly from the brands, meaning BrandAlley can give these savings straight back to customers.

The BrandAlley model is in tune with the new "savvy shopper" that has emerged since the downturn; who is cautious in their spending and now boasts about savings rather than spending splurges. BrandAlley’s price-competitive ethos enables members to enjoy buying luxury items at an affordable price.

Head to BrandAlley.co.uk to see what sales are on today and like our Facebook and Twitter pages for more information and news.

To apply for this role, please submit your CV to siobhan@siobhanturner.com