Assistant Buyer

3 weeks ago


South Oxfordshire Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Cameo Consultancy Full time

As Assistant Buyer you will be joining an established and growing catalogue and web based brand, located just outside Oxford. Offering a competitive salary, Monday to Friday hybrid working with two days WFH. the company who offer a lifestyle range, including clothing, homeware, jewellery and accessories. The role is full time and permanent. They have a friendly, supportive and collaborative culture working well together to achieve excellent results.

Purpose of the role:
Supporting the Senior Homeware Buyer sourcing and managing a range of homeware products for two catalogues.

Key Responsibilities for the Assistant Buyer:

  • Support with the sourcing a range of homeware products, working to margin and quality
  • Support managing range of c250 skus per season, approx. 50% repeat lines
  • Sourcing you own product within domestic textiles, tabletop and toiletries
  • Liaising with suppliers, managing the relationship and communication to optimise efficient ordering and sample management
  • Negotiate cost price and terms with suppliers, commercial price points
  • Managing the busying process ensuring all lines are ready for launch and critical path is met
  • Maintain and develop in depth current knowledge of trends, competitor activities, retail prices
  • Logging all product information accurately
  • Organising samples for selection, range reviews and photo shoots
  • Writing accurate content for catalogue and websites
  • Resolving any customer or warehouse quality queries
  • Manage liaison with warehouse to ensure efficiency and quality

Key Skills Required for the Assistant Buyer:

  • Buyer experience from within homeware or gifting market
  • Ability to understand sales analysis
  • Commercial experience of product development as well as sourcing of the shelf product
  • Strong negotiating skills
  • Excellent planning and project coordination skills
  • Organised, used to working to deadlines
  • Confident communicator
  • Work well under pressure and able to multitask
  • Adaptable in a changing environment
  • Strong IT skills, particularly excel
  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Own transport essential, due to remote location

What's in it for you?

  • A competitive salary
  • Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team
  • Training progression and personal development
  • Standard office hours Monday - Friday
  • Hybrid working two days WFH, working 100% onsite during selection
  • 20 days holiday increasing with each year to a max of 25
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