<!-- Introduction --><div class="feature-text"><h2>About the job</h2><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">If you’re passionate about creating products people love, enjoy spotting the next big trend before it lands, and thrive in a fast‑paced, creative environment, this could be the perfect next step in your buying career.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">We’re looking for a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Buyer (Gifting)</strong> to take full ownership of key gifting categories across both personalised and non‑personalised ranges. It’s a role with real impact — one where you’ll shape product strategy, lead development, build brilliant supplier partnerships and bring exciting ideas to life quickly. If you’re commercially astute, obsessed with understanding what customers want, and ready to make your mark in a digital‑first business, you’ll feel right at home here.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">This is a hybrid role, with at least two days a week spent in our Bristol Head Office, giving you the perfect balance of collaboration and flexibility.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">What you’ll be doing:</strong></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">You’ll take ownership of your categories, ensuring the gifting offer performs commercially and feels relevant to customers. This involves leading the buying process, shaping data‑led range strategies, reviewing assortments to find growth opportunities, and putting together promotional and pricing plans that strengthen margin and sell‑through.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Innovation plays a key role, with new products developed across personalised, made‑to‑order and trend‑driven ranges. Working closely with design, tech teams and suppliers helps bring ideas to market quickly, while ongoing review of performance and customer behaviour keeps the range evolving.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">Supplier relationships are managed carefully, balancing cost negotiations with quality, ethical and operational standards. Day‑to‑day trading is monitored closely so you can respond quickly to opportunities or risks, using insight to support fast, informed decision‑making and continuous improvement across the category.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">What we're looking for:</strong></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">We’re looking for someone who brings a balance of creativity, curiosity and commercial focus. You’ll ideally have:</p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;">Experience as an established Assistant Buyer ready to step up, or as a Buyer looking for broader category ownership.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Strong commercial instincts and confidence in using data to guide decisions.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Solid negotiation skills and experience managing supplier performance.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Excellent communication and influencing ability.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Strong organisational skills and the capacity to juggle multiple projects at pace.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">A confident grasp of numeracy and analytics, with experience reviewing detailed sales and stock data.</li></ul></div><!-- Apply Button --><a href="https://careers.cfjobs.co.uk/members/?j=30927&amp;lang=en&amp;" class="btn btn-apply apply_bottom">Apply<i class="fas fa-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>