Assistant Buyer
4 weeks ago
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Assistant Buyer to join our team at The Very Group. As an Assistant Buyer, you will play a key role in managing supplier relationships, working closely with the design team to develop a commercial range suited to our customer, and producing and communicating reports at trade meetings on trends, forecasts, and opportunities.
The ideal candidate will have experience at this level or transferable skills in a relevant profession and demonstrate a strong understanding and passion for Buying. Key skills and behaviours for this role include methodical, passionate, strong communication skills, ability to demonstrate initiative, strong eye for product, understanding of the current market/competition, and excellent attention to detail.
Responsibilities will include:
- Deputising for the Buying Manager and Junior Buyer in key meetings
- Liaising with Senior Management Team and clearly articulating category performance
- Trading actions – identifying how to improve best sellers and identifying worst sellers and minimising risk
- UK supplier appointments and negotiation with support of manager
- Critical path management including product approvals and leading the garment fit process
- Relationship management: both internally and externally will be important, building positive relationships to improve commercial opportunities
- Commercial awareness: Awareness of the market is key, keeping track of competitor activity, market trends, and price positioning
- Ensuring weekly checks of imagery, price, and relevant copy
- Management of a buying assistant in the team, providing development and career progression
- Sample management, chasing samples ahead of sign offs, collating fit samples, liaising with VM teams to ensure visibility of sign off product per month
Some of our benefits include:
- Flexible, hybrid working model
- Inclusive culture and environment
- £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays
- Udemy learning access
- Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
- Up to 25% discount on
- Matched pension up to 6%
How to apply
Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.
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