Assistant Buyer- Mr Porter, Luxury Watches

Entry levelHybrid

Since launching in February 2011, MR PORTER has established itself as the world’s leading, award winning online destination for men’s style, with an unparalleled product offering from the best menswear and luxury brands, including categories that range from fine watches and lifestyle through to own labels Mr P. and Kingsman.

MR PORTER produces unmatched digital and printed content across its shoppable online magazine, The Journal, and its bi-monthly newspaper, The MR PORTER Post. In 2019, MR PORTER founded MR PORTER Health In Mind, a content and fundraising initiative in partnership with Movember, developed to raise awareness around men’s mental and physical health.

We offer express worldwide shipping to more than 180 countries, including same-day delivery to New York, London and Milan, while providing a seamless shopping experience across mobile, tablet and desktop, with easy returns and multi-lingual customer care and personal-shopping teams who are available 24/7, 365 days a year.

MR PORTER are now seeking a talented Assistant Buyer to join the team. Some of the essentials for you to know are:
Location: Our Westfield Office in Shepherd's Bush (Hybrid)

Reporting into: Buyer

Besides a competitive salary, we can offer you:

- Performance bonus schemes dependant on the type of role you are in
- A pension that both you and the company contribute too
- A portal with an array of discounts on things like theme park and cinema tickets
- Our famous staff discount along with exclusive staff sales
- Private healthcare for you and your family
- Flexible working
- A chance to be part of a fun and caring team that support each other

Here is a breakdown of what you’ll be doing:

- Oversee preparation of vendor packs, ensuring that BAAs have these compiled at an appropriate time ahead of trips
- Attend ad-hoc buying appointments and if needed deputise in Buyers absence to gather product info for review
- Review sales performance in order to offer informed product opinion within the appointment, based on sales history
- Complete buy sheets after buying appointments in preparation for Buyer to write the buy
- Raise and send orders to vendors, managing the ordering process within the YNAP system
- Oversee RRP entry process, ensuring BAAs are receiving RRPs in a timely and organised manner, adhering to set deadlines
- Undertake competitive shopping analysis (bricks and mortar & online) to review offer vs NAP, ensure pricing is aligned for every upload, and to check deliveries vs NAP
- Analyse weekly sales data to suggest repeats and/or swaps, presenting proposals to Buyer & Merchandiser, and subsequently liaising with vendors to action
- Manage the repeat and swap process to ensure full advantage is taken of vendor stock availability, as well as quickest possible delivery of stock into the business
- Create trade sheets for weekly meetings to feedback to buyers including delivery highlights / low lights, key editorial and marketing support features, as well as pulling together best and worst sellers information
- Support Press, Marketing and Editorial functions in regards to new brand and exclusive launches, supplying buy sheets, delivery and upload updates, style suggestions as necessary
- Constantly hawk products on site, taking responsibility for the display of your departments offer (highlighting tricky styling, limited or incorrect product editorial, questionable pricing, duplicated products)
- Compile the “Buybles” presentation, including new brand, exclusive capsule and top spends information
- Undertake Ad hoc projects for Buyers and Buying Director
- Manage the day to day workload of the Buyers Admin Assistant including setting of objectives and weekly catch ups.
- Coach the Buyers Admin Assistant to constantly review efficiency and maintain high standards of working practices to drive sell thru, scalability and improve department KPIs.

The type of person we are looking for:

- Experience at AB/BAA or equivalent level gained in a fast-paced fashion retail buying or merchandising environment with strong administrative skills.
- Strong analytical and advanced MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, PowerPoint & Word.
- Commercial Awareness - understanding of our business, products and competition.
- Strong eye for detail and organisational skills and strives for a high level of accuracy.
- The ability to work with stringent deadlines.
- A great sense of humour, personal style and attitude.
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