Assistant Buyer

5 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Inthestyle Full time

In The Style is a leading pure-play online women's fashion retailer. We're all about championing female empowerment, body confidence and real beauty.

Through our collaborator model and in-house garment design, we create unique collections for all occasions and we're looking for an Assistant Buyer to join our team.

**This role is based in our Manchester office with a requirement to be in the office several times a week.**

**The difference you'll make**

Buyers play a critical role at ITS, working closely with the Design and Merchandising teams to build commercial, trend-led product ranges for the business that are loved by the ITS customer.

They are collaborative, organised and strategic, at the forefront of fashion and always looking to push our ranges forward.

In partnership with Merchandising and Design; buyers are responsible for the delivery of sales and profit targets through delivering fit for purpose, commercially relevant product in collaboration with our celebrities and influencers

In this role as Assistant Buyer, you'll be taking the lead on all buying activity for your assigned celebrity to increase range sell-through, achieve product margin, minimise returns and ensure we have a range of products to suit our ITS women.

**Your most important tasks**

**Critical Path management**
- Maintaining critical path following sign off to ensure lead times are met and all styles hit delivery dates
- Assisting the buyer and designer with product range and building new collections for sign off
- Attending fit sessions, ensuring fit of the garments are commercial and appropriate and fits are sealed in a timely manner.

**Supplier Management**
- Liaising with suppliers (UK and international) to ensure product requirements are fully understood and deadlines are met.
- Landing freight; calculating freight onboard costs and ensuring product bibles have complete costings prior to sign off

**eCommerce**
- Building and preparing style options for our shoots, ensuring an appropriate range of product options are available.
- Liaising with the Studio Manager to plan and schedule product shoots and determine style and theme for each collection.
- Working with the eCommerce team to ensure online prices, descriptions & copy and images showcase our products in the best possible way and are ready for launch.

**Quality Management and Product Performance**
- Maintain high levels of product quality via a thorough Goods-in quality check procedure and take relevant action based on outcome.
- Manage and review our products by supplier to maintain high levels of quality and ensure margin is protected on failed lines.
- Review product performance, including best and worst sellers and feed in to updates for new ranges
- Review high returner products with QA, design and merchandising team and determine actions for current stock and future ranges

**The way you'll work**
- Managing and negotiating product costs with suppliers in line with budget and margin targets
- Reviewing quantities with Merchandising; ensuring each range falls within budget and preparing quantity packs for sign off
- Supporting wholesale sales and ensuring information is clear and correct for our wholesale partners
- Reviewing competitors and assisting with trade weekly and comp shops when necessary
- Influencing buying activity using knowledge and understanding of our target customer
- Manage own workload and ensure all communication channels are checked, managed and actioned
- Work with Buying Admin Assistant to ensure workload is covered
- Assisting the Buying Admin Assistant with sample management, ensuring all shoot samples arrive on time for eCommerce and Celeb shoots

**How your** **impact will be measured**
- Critical path deadlines
- Range sell-through
- Budget management
- Quality / Returns
- Product margin

**Knowledge, skills and experience**
- Knowledge and experience in the fast fashion industry
- Experience of managing suppliers (UK and international)
- Experience of buying fashion products for range plans and managing costs to improve margin

**What you'll get in return**
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Pension
- 40% Discount on ITS clothing
- Potential to achieve annual bonus

If this role is of interest and you think you have the right skills and experience, hit apply.

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