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Garment Assistant Buyer

1 month ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Red Ox Fashion Limited Full time

Garment Assistant Buyer

More about the role

As a Garment Assistant Buyers you’ll give:
Sample Management
- Processing samples received (fits, development, shoots/meetings)
- Labelling, logging, organising and filing samples including press and bought
- Collating and preparing meeting samples
- Maintaining department range and samples
- Maintaining fit spreadsheet
- Driving the press sample process to ensure that the department offers is fully potentialised

Garment Technology
- Taking ownership of checking samples, providing fit comments, preparing production graded specs, and approving wash care labels and barcodes.
- Measure sealing samples consisting of first fits, second fits, pre-production, shipment and replenishment samples (as required) in line with critical path deadlines
- Provide clear and direct technical instructions to factories/suppliers with verbal and written communication, comprehensive, appropriately timed and accurate for each style and development.
- Lead weekly fit sessions, completing and sending out workbooks
- Consistently communicating with suppliers
- QC check samples and production when required ensuring that the fit comments/specs sent are followed and product quality is at the highest standard
- Liaising with the buying team and designer to support on new development size specs
- Commercially minded ensuring each garment is fit according to the end user
- Analyse and monitor customer returns
- Organising fit models where required

Product Awareness
- On-going familiarity with the competition’s product range
- Basic understanding of “Monday Figure Pack”
- Completing and reporting back on NL store visits and competitor shops

Department Support
- Receiving and Sending post
- Dealing with telephone queries
- Proactively dealing with department queries both internally and externally
- Inputting orders onto the critical path
- Support commitment through weekly team updates
- Managing critical paths with suppliers and buyers
- Support the organization of seasonal shoots

What You'll Need:

- Commercial understanding of the high street market and an interest in this product area
- Any previous work experience completed in a buying department is desirable
- Confident in garment construction and pattern-cutting techniques
- Strong organizational skills
- Assertive, and proactive, with the ability to build rapport and effectively communicate with people at all levels.
- Fashion/Production Degree (or working towards) preferable.
- PC literate - Excel, Word, Access
- Team Player
- Resilient
- Self-motivated
- Fashion aware
- Accuracy

**Benefits**:

- Competitive Salary
- Employee Discount
- Pension Contribution Scheme
- Friendly and positive family/team
- On-site Free Parking
- 28 days paid holiday
- Comfortable and cosy office
- Casual Dress
- Wellbeing support
- The chance to be part of a rapidly growing company with career progression and the next success story

**Job Types**: Full-time, Graduate

**Salary**: £24,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- Assistant Buyer Fashion: 3 years (required)
- Garment Sampling Fitting: 3 years (required)
- Fashion Awareness: 2 years (preferred)
- Samples & Admin Management: 3 years (required)


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