As the Store Interior Buying Lead you will manage the strategic purchase of non commercial goods (NCG) for COS stores, ensuring brand quality, and implementing reuse strategies. Responsibilities include leading the NCG team, collaborating with various departments, driving strategy based on expansion forecasts, and overseeing operational buying to minimize costs. You’ll focus on improving processes, providing forecasts and analyses, adhering to sustainability practices, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and establishing short-term partnerships.

What you will do:

• Responsible for the strategic purchase NCG interiors for COS stores and set brand quality standards.
• Lead and grow the NCG team, fostering a supportive work environment and managing the employee life cycle.
• Implement and evaluate reuse strategies for materials and equipment.
• Drive NCG strategy based on expansion forecasts and identify potential opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Interior Team to achieve long and short-term goals.
• Oversee operational buying, minimize costs, and ensure strong cross-functional collaborations.
• Provide input on product development, set business cases for NCG developments, and improve processes.
• Develop sustainability strategies, identify cost-saving opportunities, and establish short-term partnerships.
• Monitor and align supplier performance with business needs.

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

How you will do it:

• Experience as a merchandiser or buying manager/lead either within a retail or procurement environment
• Demonstrated experience mentoring, coaching, and developing team members to achieve their full potential.
• Ability to develop and communicate strategy and improve ways of working
• An analytical mindset to find patterns and issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive relationships with team members and stakeholders

This is a full time 12 month temporary contract based at our Head Office in London.

Benefits  

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here. 

In addition to this UK based colleagues also receive  

• Up to 25 days holiday  
• Annual health checks 
• Pension scheme 
• Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Discounted gym membership 
• Employee assistance via retail trust   
• Private health & dental care 

Inclusion & Diversity 

At COS we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.   

Company Description 

About COS: Since our launch in 2007 we have opened stores and sell online in over 40 countries worldwide. Our collection offers elevated essentials, iconic pieces and innovative design. The creative soul of the brand is visualised through our storytelling, seasonal runway shows and connect with contemporary culture to create an experience beyond the expected. From the beginning, our design ethos has always put lasting style, quality and sustainability first. Today 92% of the materials in our collection are more sustainably sourced.  

Ready to apply? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.  

We are looking forward to hearing from you!