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Junior Buyer – Salary depending on experience levelA fantastic opportunity is available for a Junior Buyer to join my clients growing team, working as part of the Product Team in Homewares and Accessories at their site in Markham Vale.The business is a supplier and wholesaler of Homeware products to major retail customers.Working in a small, friendly product development team based in Markham Vale, Chesterfield. The role entails supporting the buyers from product concept and throughout the product cycle by managing the critical path, communicating regularly with factories in the UK and Far East as well as monitoring sales data and regularly reporting on product performance and creating analytical recommendations within the ranges.Key Responsibilities: Critical Path Management: Develop and manage the critical path for all product launches for our range as well as own label, ensuring timelines are met from concept to delivery.Track product progress across supply chain stages, maintaining smooth communication between suppliers and customers. This will include progress of gold seal tracking, packing approval, customer range review samples etc.Identify and resolve delays proactively with the team to keep projects on schedule.Creation and completion of spec files for all products across Textiles and Accessories ready to pass on to QC team and ensure they are updated into the critical path.Management of photography samples and tracking in line with the studio timeline.Buying Strategy and Supplier Management:Support with costing sheets for customers creating quote sheets with photographs ready for the sales team.Support the buyer with supplier communication to gathering pricing, lead times, and MOQs while maintaining quality and margin goals.