Assistant Buyer

**Career-Makers Recruitment **are looking for **"Assistant Buyer" **in **Worsley, M28 area**.

**Hours of work 37.5**

**Monday - Friday**

**8AM - 4PM or 9AM - 5PM**

**Duties**:

- Be either an established assistant buyer or experienced buying assistant who is ready to step up.
- Basic understanding of our target consumer, competitors and marketplace platforms.
- Develop an in depth understanding of product to support with the product development process.
- Ownership of data and administrative tasks. Ensure range plans and systems pricing are always up to date. Support with system SKU creation.
- Assisting with the managing the sample process - lab dips/strike offs, red seals and gold seals - labelling and filing.
- Aiding in the management of the critical path, ensuring team deadlines are met and that the team are up to date with any challenges that may impact delivery dates.
- Work closely with the photography & marketing team, managing the product creation process. Ensure all data and information is available and accessible through the content brief to create market leading product listings.
- Carrying out in-store and online competitor analysis to consistently keep up to date with new trends, colours and fabrics. Creating mood & trend boards where needed to support.
- Ideally has Photoshop & illustrator experience. To aid in checking and creating product packaging & specification packs.
- Help to maintain the Showroom, Gold Seal room and office space keeping them organised and current.

**Required**:

- Confident and enthusiastic, with the ability to bring energy and pace to the buying and merchandising team.
- Can work in a timely manner, prioritize tasks and communicate to the department.
- Highly organised.
- Have good attention to detail and accuracy of work/data input.
- Administrative and accuracy skills.
- IT skills including Excel. Adobe & Photoshop skills preferable.
- Excellent time management.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Creative.

**Salary: £25K**

You can contact us by calling Career Makers on 0161 764 2169 (Option 1) (08:00 - 17:00) Monday to Friday.

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

**Salary**: £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

- Worsley, Greater Manchester: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ABM28MBO1