Head of Buying

Reporting To – Buying Director

Role Purpose

To set and lead the category buying strategy and deliver sustainable growth and profitability across a portfolio of categories/brands. The Head of Buying is accountable for strategic range direction, trading performance, team leadership, supplier strategy, and governance, ensuring the buying function delivers the right product at the right time, price and quantity across all channels.

Key Accountabilities

Define and deliver the category/brand buying strategy aligned to the business plan.

Own category vision, segmentation, range frameworks and multi-channel proposition (store, online, partner).

Lead seasonal planning cycles, innovation roadmap, and long-term supplier strategy.