Assistant Buyer

The Company:

An excellent opportunity for an Assistant Buyer to join a fast-growing online Fashion Ladieswear Retailer. The company are popular with both celebrities & Influencers. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious and fashion driven candidate to join a fast-paced Buying team. The ideal candidate will be a Fashion Graduate with a commercial fashion eye who will thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressured environment.

The Role:

• Responsibility for raising PO's on new orders and re buys.
• Chasing and maintaining delivery schedules.
• Work proactively with the buyers to gain a full understanding of the range.
• Using key reports to analyse product performance and make appropriate re-buy orders.
• Raising new orders and Re-Buys.
• Ensuring to monitor and chase all orders from Suppliers to deliveries to Online.
• Maintaining departmental files including all supplier files, the order log and cancellation log.
• Review of competition to ensure our products are in line with the market across all key areas.
• Undertakes weekly analysis of ‘no sales’ and reports back to seniors Buyers.
• Preparing correct barcodes and packing material for suppliers.
• Working across Ladieswear multi product new buys & campaigns.
• Creating and executing innovative ranges to meet business goals.
• Work with a range of suppliers to negotiate prices, product & design selection
• Ensure relevant trends are translated into product range to reflect the brand growth goals.
• Implement product category strategies and to maximise sales across multiple product areas.
• Undertaking product development and develops proposition as area of business grows.
• To drive and execute clear fashion trends and exciting commercial ranges.
• To source, develop and deliver styles for weekly sign offs.
• To regularly find and introduce new suppliers enabling us to act upon opportunities.
• To strategically plan with merchandising to increase sales and volumes.
• Weekly trading performance, identifying opportunities to drive sales growth.
• Other duties as required.

Skills Required:

• Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience within Fashion Buying.
• Have strong Excel & Google sheet skills.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised with the ability to manage a workload and prioritise where required.
• Attention to detail.
• Remains positive and resilient under pressure, adapts to change.
• Be a team player.

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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

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