Trainee Buyer

Job Description
About the Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Buyer to join our Brands team in the London office.

You will start your month training programme with the high street brands team, looking after key brand accounts

With support from your team, you will learn the skills required to progress within our Buying function. Responsibility comes early and you will be looking after millions of pounds worth of stock from day one

You will receive regular feedback from your Buying team who will coach and develop you throughout the scheme, supporting you in reaching your goals.

Once you are ready to take the next step you will be promoted to Assistant Buyer

The day to day

• Be the go-to contact for all brands for any queries they might have about their products, from why the product isn't live on site, to making sure the product looks amazing on site
• Manage any issues with products, and make sure the team is kept up to date
• Preparing packs for trade meetings and brand appointments
• Contributing ideas about key trends that you're seeing or new brands you're loving
• Use your knowledge of relevant trends to find new product initiatives that you believe are missing from the departments current product offering
• Identify issues that could be causing products from selling and suggesting ways to improve
• Conduct competitor shop analysis and present findings back to your team to gain an understanding of where Next sits in the market .
• Make sure all buying systems and records are up to date and accurate
• Work closely with the trainee merchandiser to analyse daily best/ worst sellers and make recommendations

About You:
Do you have previous experience as a buying administrator and looking to progress in your career? Are you the kind of person who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Do you excel at juggling a wide range of tasks while maintaining impeccable organisation? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our team. We're looking for someone who is not just a great communicator but a relationship builder, someone who can effortlessly connect with both colleagues and clients.

Your analytical skills are sharp; you live and breathe fashion and are able to present your ideas in a clear and compelling way. In our bustling workplace, your approachable nature and team spirit make you a go-to person, fostering collaboration and positivity. You're driven and decisive, confident when presenting, always aiming to make a meaningful impact. If this sounds like you, then you're exactly who we need to help take our team to the next level.

As part of your application please include a letter detailing the below;

• Why should Next offer you a role as a Trainee Buyer?
• What skills and interests do you have that relate to the Buyer role?
• Why are you interested in joining Next?

At Next we embrace technology and innovation, but we want to see the real you A generic AI response won't help you stand out from the crowd and may hinder your application.

NEXT has assessed the role advertised and based on current UKVI criteria, the Merchandiser/Buyer role is not eligible for skilled worker sponsorship. If you hold a Visa that allows you to complete the training, NEXT will be unable to sponsor you at the conclusion of the training, and expects that you will have alternative Immigration status to take up the role.

About Us
You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world So we've gone global

About The Team

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.