Senior Assistant Buyer

Overview Senior Assistant Buyer Let's Take it On Menswear Head Office, Leicester Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in office, with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm. Let’s talk quality… When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a company with a bigger focus on quality. We sell thousands of items an hour and our repeat customer base comes back to us time and time again for our renowned quality products. For anyone in the Mensear field - this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive. With our online business constantly growing, Total Platform continuing to strengthen and our retail stores remaining distinguished for our customer base, our buyers have a big responsibility to create attractive and profitable product ranges across the business. They collaborate with our Designers, Merchandisers and Technologists to put together stylish new collections for every season. Your role Support buying, developing, and reviewing seasonal ranges. Key responsibilities include formulating proposals for range restructuring, considering market opportunities and trends. Autonomously handle the Boyswear range and assist with swimwear. Confidently present ranges to management and senior stakeholders. About you Are you highly organised and able to proactively manage a wide range of responsibilities throughout the development process? Can you balance multiple priorities with ease? We're looking for an exceptional communicator and negotiator with a keen understanding of margin and costs. Beyond that, we need someone with a true passion for menswear. You\'ll live and breathe men\'s fashion, possess an innate understanding of current and emerging trends, and be ready to bring exciting newness to our ranges. A deep knowledge of competitor brands and what\'s performing well in the market is essential to driving our success. If you\'re a team player who thrives in a fast-paced, busy, and challenging environment, this role is for you. You\'ll build rapport with members of your immediate and wider teams, bringing a competitive edge and a desire to learn and develop skills to drive the range forward and deliver positive sales. With a keen eye for detail and process, and experience as an Assistant Buyer with some exposure to senior level, you\'ll be driven to progress with autonomy and have the confidence to present ideas to Directors and management teams within the business. Your team Menswear is a hugely growing business area, with fantastic opportunities to develop and learn. The team has a budget to allow for travel, which offers exciting opportunities The team is all about innovation and are passionate about key trends and newness. The team are also advocates of sustainability A fantastic and talented team to be part of. Your benefit We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for Next at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect : Profit–related bonus 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more Contributions into a pension scheme Life assurance Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success A fantastic restaurant, coffees shops and juice bar Staff shop Free parking on-site, including car sharing Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas 25% staff discount on most Next products – either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester National and local discounts on goods and services A digital GP healthcare service Sponsorship Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see : . #J-18808-Ljbffr