Buyer - Retail (Entertainment)

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join a UK retailer and develop their ever growing book offering.

You must be a well seasoned buyer and be able to demonstrate commercial attributes and work with large scale stores and budgets, and you will be based on site 5 days a week in their central London office.

Daily priorities will include:

• Manage and develop publisher and supplier relationships

• Liaise closely with finance and revise book budgets

• Curate and develop a new experience for customers and book readers across a high volume number of stores in the UK

You will ideally need to:

• Have a passion for all things literature

• Have extensive Buying experience

• Experience buying for multiple locations with large scale budgets

• Be an expert on buying trends across multiple categories

• Be creative to deliver ideas and make the customers love their book offerings

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.