Buyer - Art
Auckland, Auckland, nz
In-Store
Full-time
Posted:
May 15, 2026
Company Description
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where creativity, customer trends, and commercial outcomes come together? We have a fantastic new opportunity that could be the perfect fit for you!
The Warehouse Group (TWG) has become a Kiwi household name, and we proudly recognise the role that we play in communities throughout New Zealand. We are the largest general merchandise retailer in NZ across The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery & Noel Leeming. We are at an exciting point in our journey where our focus is on becoming brand-centric, aiming to deliver an unparalleled experience for our customers. Agility and collaboration are cornerstones of our work culture, empowering us to adapt swiftly and work seamlessly together. By being brand-led and retail-focused, we are intentional about placing the right people in the right roles, allowing us to perform work that truly makes a difference.
Job Description
This is a unique opportunity to shape a category identified as a key growth driver for the business. With significant investment and high expectations for the future, our ambition is to become the “home of creativity” for customers across New Zealand, making this an incredibly exciting time to join the team.
You’ll have the opportunity to stamp your mark on the Art category portfolio, shaping and evolving our offer to ensure we remain relevant, competitive, and inspiring for our customers. You’ll play a key role in creating solutions that balance creativity, customer trends, and strong commercial outcomes.
This role has a strong relationship management focus while staying true to the core of buying and trading. You’ll work closely with suppliers and partners to bring innovative, trend-led, and locally relevant products to market, with a product mix that leans more heavily toward local sourcing than overseas.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Developing and executing category strategies that align with customer trends, creative passions, and business goals
- Building and optimising inspiring product ranges that deliver strong commercial performance
- Identifying opportunities through sales analysis, market trends, and customer insights
- Building strong partnerships with suppliers, with a focus on relationship management and collaboration
- Partnering across functions to ensure cohesive and seamless delivery of ranges
- Negotiating with suppliers to deliver innovative, competitive, and locally relevant products
- Using tactical levers to trade your categories effectively and drive performance
- Staying ahead of trends in art to ensure TWG remains relevant and compelling for customers
Qualifications
Highly commercial, creative, and customer-focused in your thinking, you’re motivated by the opportunity to drive growth and elevate category performance in a space that inspires customers to create and explore their hobbies. You’ll bring strong buying capability alongside the ability to build authentic, long-term supplier relationships.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Solid retail buying and category management experience
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven ability to develop and deliver strategic category plans
- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation, and analytical skills
- A customer-first focus with the ability to anticipate and respond to market trends and creative passions
- Experience using tactical levers to trade categories and deliver commercial outcomes
- The ability to build sustainable, long-term supplier partnerships
- Decisiveness, resilience, and drive in a fast-paced environment
- A collaborative and engaging working style
- An appreciation for trends within art or creative categories would be advantageous
Additional Information
We offer a dynamic, flexible and supportive team environment working with like-minded people within a business that cares about and recognises individuals.
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