Assistant Buyer

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Public Desire Full time

Job Description

We are looking for a keen individual who is looking to further develop their career in the fashion buying industry. We need you to have a good understanding of the the buying process and to provide crucial support to the merchandising, buying and design team.

The successful candidate will need to enjoy working in a team and thrive from working in a fast- paced environment across different brands. The purpose of this role is to put the customer requirements at the centre of the product offer and to support the development and delivery of a commercial and profitable range that maximises sales opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead as an example to the BAA

• Develop BAA’s skills

• Help and manage BAA’s day to day workload

• Supplier relations and management

• Maximising on best sellers

• Communicating best sellers with design for maximisation

• Sample management (including labelling, logging, organising and filing samples, preparing samples for meetings, ensuring production samples are received in time to pre shoot for retail website).

• Lab dip approvals and manage the upkeep of the folders

• Attending fit sessions and taking notes

• Comp shops and an ongoing familiarity of the competition’s product range

• Creating fashion trend boards for buying meetings where needed

• Carry out daily administrative tasks as required from merchandising, buying, wholesale and design team

• Co-ordinate, provide, collate and organise external and internal meetings, ensuring the team are prepared and have the relevant documentation

• Assist with ensuring that key department KPI’s are met

• Create buy sheets, raise purchase orders as directed by the buyer and merch when required creating and maintaining the critical path

• Actioning any order amendments under direction from the B&M team

• Inputting data into Excel and systems, including critical path data

• Working to the Critical Path to meet all deadlines

• Basic understanding of trade reports and trade decisions •

Supporting buyers and wider team on adhoc projects.

• Steaming all samples for meetings.

• Creating look books for wholesale team

• Wholesale trading packs

• Communicating wholesale sales to wider team

• Presenting in trade meetings

• Presenting in sign offs

• Buying ownership of a product category or one of the brands.

• Photoshoot styling assisting

• Good understanding of price negotiation

• Good understanding of brand and departmental margin targets

• Assist with ensuring that key department KPI’s are met

• Create buy sheets, raise purchase orders as directed by the buyer and merch when required creating and maintaining the critical path

• Actioning any order amendments under direction from the B&M team

• Inputting data into Excel and systems, including critical path data

• Working to the Critical Path to meet all deadlines

• Basic understanding of trade reports and trade decisions

• Supporting buyers and wider team on adhoc projects.

• Steaming all samples for meetings.

• Creating look books for wholesale team

• Wholesale trading packs

• Communicating wholesale sales to wider team

• Presenting in trade meetings

• Presenting in sign offs

• Buying ownership of a product category or one of the brands.

• Photoshoot styling assisting

• Good understanding of price negotiation

• Good understanding of brand and departmental margin targets

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