As Buying Manager - Sports, Leisure and Outdoors, you'll lead a portfolio spanning categories that inspire fun, enable adventure, support everyday projects and connect customers with the products they love and bring that excitement, wonder and outdoor adventure to their everyday.Reporting to the division’s General Manager Buying, you'll set strategic category direction, articulate vision and lead a passionate team of product experts / Buyers (circa 7 direct reports), driving the commercial decisions that deliver growth, customer value and long-term business success as a team.You'll:Develop and execute portfolio and category strategies aligned to customer, brand and business objectives.Lead financial performance across sales, margin, markdown and profitability targets.Identify growth opportunities, emerging trends and competitive advantages that keep us ahead of the market.Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships that deliver innovation, value and commercial outcomes.Partner closely with Planning, Supply Chain, Marketing, Stores and Finance to deliver end-to-end commercial and project success.Lead, coach and develop a team of Buyers, creating a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.Drive commercial governance, trading rhythms and performance reviews to ensure strong execution across the division.
