Retail Buyer / Category Manager - 12 month FTC - #1748037

Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

The Role

We’re currently recruiting a Retail Buyer / Category Manager within our Retail Buying & Merchandising Department to help us take things to the next level.

Focusing specifically on Spurs Mono brand collaborations & limited-edition releases to drive sales, brand awareness & audience growth. Apply a strategic approach to the delivery of these product ranges, building out the appropriate marketing & promotional requirements with the ultimate aim of achieving a commercial & profitable offer.

About You

• Project lead for landing Spurs Mono brand collaborations & limited-edition releases throughout the season
• Own the end-to-end process including concept, product sourcing, supplier selection, critical path management, sample sealing & product launch
• Initiates, on-boards & cultivates relationships with third party stakeholders in this space
• Work with Commercial Marketing & Comms on collection campaign execution & launch plans including attendance on photoshoots, organising looks & arranging samples
• Identifies opportunities for new retail initiatives & projects that resonate with the fanbase by staying up to date on current & emerging trends within culture & football
• Work with Head of Buying & Merchandising to develop a strategic approach for retail brand collaborations & special projects in-line with growth plans
• Arrange with the Buying & License Administrator for P/O creation & ecommerce product photography
• Work closely with Ecommerce to ensure accurate product copy is provided & optimised
• Responsible for QC ensuring garment fits are accurate & products meet safety regulations & standards
• Work with Merchandising on critical paths so they can manage order delivery intake
• Present product sales, intake & new ranges in team meetings & Commercial reviews when required
• Any other tasks that may arise in line with business needs
• Due to the nature of the industry and the role, some out-of-office hours work would be required from time to time including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays

What you will bring

• Prior relevant experience managing fashion & lifestyle brand collaborations in a retail setting.
• Extensive experience of working with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of co-ordinating third-party brands, suppliers & creatives
• Demonstrate a knowledge of current trends in sports, culture & lifestyle
• Visibly enthusiastic with a passion for football & a knowledge of THFC
• Demonstrate a capacity to work in a fast-paced environment & prioritise workloads

The Tottenham Hotspur Way

Is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our values that bind us

DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE – Impossible made possible when we think outside the box

DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME – Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world

DO IT OUR WAY – Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.