Fashion Buying and Merchandising Degree Wanted

3 days ago

Oldham, United Kingdom Ultimate Products Full time

In a recent survey, **90%** of employees believed they had found a career at UP. Join one of the fastest-growing graduate schemes in the North West now and find yours.

Ultimate Products are looking for talented and career-driven graduates to join our development programme as a Graduate Buying Assistant. We recognise that grads often have a fantastic array of transferable skills but lack experience, career direction and role-specific training. That's where we come in. The UP graduate programme combines on the job training with regular reviews, mentoring and development plans to give our grads the best possible first step on the career ladder.

**_Key Responsibilities_**

We are looking for a Graduate Buying Assistant to join our Graduate Development Scheme and build a successful career working in a fast paced, dynamic and team orientated environment.

Within this role you will learn and be involved in many areas including;
- Researching competitors and consumer buying patterns
- Working with the design team to create new and exciting product packaging
- Using the latest trends to bring the freshest new products onto the market
- Working and negotiating with major factories across the Far East
- Working on projects with the biggest international retailers
- Attending shows and customer meetings across Europe.
**_The UP story_**

From a spark in Oldham to a global success. We’re the cogs in the retail machine, studying the latest trends, designing, manufacturing and distributing innovative, branded products at the best prices to a mass market. We’ve established strong working relationships with Internationally recognised retailers (including Tesco, Asda and Amazon), filling the shelves of the world’s favourite stores in 38 countries. Our purpose is to provide “beautiful products for every home

Our recognised brands (including Salter, Beldray and Russell Hobbs) have a reputation for high quality and on trend design, and they’re faithful household names - some that even your grandparents love.

Since 1997, we’ve grown into a public limited company with an annual turnover exceeding £100 million, allowing us to increase our brand awareness, transparency and company reputation. Our relationships with our shareholders, customers and the consumer are only getting stronger. We have strong corporate values, supporting local charities and initiatives, giving back to the community that helped build us, and we’re trusted to deliver unbeatable results every time.

**_What we look for_**
- A degree essential at 2:1 or above. All specialisms considered
- Minimum 6-12 months experience either full time or part time
- The most important bit is your talent, determination and drive, bring that with you and we can provide you with the tools to succeed
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail
- Assertive and confident with a proactive approach to work
- Local to Greater Manchester
**_What is in it for you?_**
- Structured training and personal development plan during your career with us
- Ongoing salary reviews as you take on more responsibility and progress your career
- Employee Save As You Earn share save scheme
- Access to wellbeing support - including 24 hour access to Employee Assistance Helpline
- Annual Christmas parties and celebrations throughout the year
- Staff discounts on our branded products
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays after your first 12 months
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- £2million state of the art office - bringing city centre vibes to the borough of Oldham
**Please see below our brand new £2million office, which opened on 27th September 2021.**

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

**Salary**: Up to £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oldham, OL9 0DD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

- Where are you currently based?
- How will you commute to Chadderton?

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

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