Product Development Buyer, Colored Gemstones

Product Development Buyer, Colored Gemstones

The Product Development Gemstone Buyer's role is to ensure and support the sourcing of precious and semi-precious melee and certified gemstones. It includes and is not limited to : excellent knowledge of the current gemstone market with regard to pricing, treatment, and stone availability; estimating prices for jobs; liaising with vendors; analyzing and maintaining key buying reports for the management; working closely with the Product Development and Design teams to source for unique creations while respecting deadlines and managing internal expectations.

Key Duties Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

• Ensuring HW quality standards are met for all the stones that are considered for purchase or consignment.
• Ensuring prompt placement of stone orders based on orders dropped from Product development / special client orders.
• Meticulous tracking of BP's issued, open memos, grading status, rejections, and over issues to keep the supply chain informed of progress
• Foresee sourcing limitations and provide product development and management alternatives to satisfy deadlines
• Coordinating with suppliers regarding shipping instructions, sourcing due dates and priority jobs.
• Communicating with graders to ensure that urgent jobs are prioritized in the grading queue
• Working in partnership with the Gemstone Sourcing Director to ensure sourced gemstones withhold premium quality and fair price standards
• Negotiating prices, if necessary, prior to purchase.
• Effectively communicate with the Gemstone Sourcing Director on day-to-day issues related to purchasing, supplier relationship issues, vendor business analysis, market pricing, and rejection summary.
• Understanding of gemstone treatment types and spot-checking purchases for various types of fillers, dyes and heat treatments
• Work closely with laboratories

Key Job Relationships :

Job Qualifications :

Harry Winston is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.

J-18808-Ljbffr