Product Selector (12 month FTC)
We are Sosandar. Based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing online fashion brands for chic and stylish women; worn by celebs and influencers galore. We have an amazing opportunity for someone equally as amazing to join our growing team as Product Selector for Retail, Concessions & Wholesale.
As Product Selector, you will be working with your Buying Manager, supporting on a wide range of
tasks from product range selection from main range, partner communication, VM Packs, departmental admin and working with the wider team. You have the opportunity to be involved in trade, emerging trend meetings and weekly Buy sign offs.
Your role is to ensure the department is running smoothly with your tasks completed to
deadlines so as a team you can optimally deliver the product range. Joining a growing fast paced fashion brand means there is an opportunity to take on additional responsibility whilst learning the key skills of a Buyer within a small team.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced pressured fashion environment, have a strong eye for detail, learn about the Sosandar customer who is at the heart of what we do. You will take pride in accuracy and have a large capacity for learning and problem solving.
This is what you’ll do:
- Range building / selecting with the category teams – adding into the RP, planning launch months/phasing (considering own site phasing) and number of weeks on sale
- Working with merch to plan ROS/planned stores
- Discuss season planning & strategy alongside merch with directors
- Visual pack of selection to sign off & discuss any changes/phasing with buying director
- Trade review, product learnings (weekly/monthly) alongside merch + deep dive into season/ location patterns ahead of season strategy
- VM pack building per store – monthly
- Mannequin planning (bi-weekly) and sharing out with stores – follow up on any queries
- QC escalation from either store or head office side & store follow up, any actions that need rolling out
- Store manager/ staff support – supporting in store processes
- Store visits – VM, training, general store standards, touch bases
- Store screens – loading the solutions shared from marketing into the platform per store/screen size: planning & logging the solutions into the schedule; supporting with any technical issues that arise
- Marketing team – monthly product list to support their planning for in store videos, image swing tags
- POS plan shared monthly off back of VM packs
- Manage concession and wholesale relationships
Who we’re looking for:
To join us as a Product Selector, you will need:
- At least 2 year’s experience of working in a Buying function.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong communication skills, able to communicate effectively with external partners, management team and your peers.
- The ability to build rapport and relationships with partners and colleagues.
- Strong team player – work towards the brand goals with a solution focused positive mindset.
- Strong administrative skills and the ability to work independently.
- Critical path workflow/ range plan and management skills.
- A “right first time” attitude.
- Strong Excel skills – Pivot tables and formulas are ideal skills.
What’s in it for you?
- 25 days paid holiday pro-rata, plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off!
- Holiday buy scheme
- 40% employee discount
- Hybrid working – Mondays and Fridays typically at home
- 4% employer pension via salary sacrifice
- Employee Assistance Programme (private GP consultations, prescriptions, physiotherapy, counselling, shopping discounts) for you, your partner and kids
- Life Assurance 4x your salary
Weekly hours: 35 per week
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we celebrate our differences and know that as a
team we thrive in a diverse and inclusive environment. Sosandar, therefore,
very much welcomes applications from all individuals.
Think you tick all the boxes? Great, we want to hear from you! Please send us your CV and a covering letter to careers@sosandar.com telling us why Sosandar and you are the perfect fit.
