Buyer
Buyer
Type of Position: Permanent Position Company / Organisation / Artist Name: Bo+Tee Area of Fashion: Buying, Merchandising & Wholesale Location: London, UKHours: Full Time Website: https://boandtee.com/ Twitter Handle: @ Ad Expires In: 1 month 1 week About: Founded in 2014, Oh Polly creates high-quality, innovative designs that are trend-driven, meeting our customers’ needs in an ever-evolving market without compromising on our global responsibility and ethical values. Our business model is social first, centred around our industry-leading Instagram and Facebook accounts.2020 saw the launch of Bo+Tee, Oh Polly’s much-loved gym and activewear brand, followed by the launch of Neena Swim in 2021, focusing solely on stylish swimwear. Fast forward to 2022 and we now have a combined following of over 5 million across the brands, selling products in almost every single country around the world. Operating internationally across key sites Glasgow, Wirral, London and LA, the business has grown to 300 employees. As we continue to expand our global presence, we are looking for talented, driven and ambitious individuals to join the Oh Polly team! Here, you can expect an environment to flourish, develop and take your career to the next level. |
Founded in 2015, Oh Polly is a fast-growing, social-first fashion brand that creates trend-driven, high-quality premium products. With a focus on innovation, global responsibility, and ethics. We’ve built a combined social following of over 10 million across our brands, including Bo+Tee; our activewear line. Operating across multiple global offices, we are a dynamic team offering ambitious individuals the chance to thrive, grow, and take their careers to the next level.
We are looking for an ambitious, highly commercial Buyer for our athleisure wear brand, Bo+Tee, to work closely with the Founder, Design, and Merchandising teams to develop and deliver market-leading activewear collections.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, understands the Bo+Tee customer, and can confidently identify opportunities to drive sales, margin, and growth.
As part of a growing team, you will have significant influence over product strategy and range development, helping to shape the future direction of the brand.
Key Responsibilities of the Buyer:
- Develop and deliver commercially successful product ranges across activewear and lifestyle categories.
- Work closely with the Founder and Design team to build trend-led collections aligned with the Bo+Tee customer.
- Analyse sales performance, customer behaviour and market trends to inform buying decisions.
- Identify new product opportunities, key silhouettes and emerging trends.
- Manage supplier relationships and negotiate costs to achieve margin targets.
- Build and manage range plans in partnership with Merchandising.
- Monitor product performance and react quickly to maximise opportunities and minimise risk.
- Conduct competitor and market analysis to ensure Bo+Tee remains at the forefront of the activewear market.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Production, Marketing and E-commerce teams.
- Support strategic planning around category growth, pricing architecture and product launches.
What Bo+Tee is looking for:
- Proven experience in a Buying role within fashion, activewear or womenswear.
- Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
- Passion for fitness, fashion and understanding customer trends.
- Experience working within a fast-paced, high-growth retail environment.
- Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
- Confident working collaboratively across multiple departments.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a growing business.
What's on offer:
- 50% discount on all Oh Polly and Bo+Tee products
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Travel opportunities
- Corporate gym membership (subject to tax)
- Learning and development opportunities
- Company pension
- Company social event
Oh Polly job positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
