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My client is recruiting for an Assistant Buyer to join their Ladieswear Buying department. The successful candidate will work closely to support the Buyer and wider team to ensure that sales, stock and margin targets are achieved.
Key responsibilities include:
* Build a relationship with suppliers as well as Buying, Merchandising and Technology teams demonstrating good communication skills.
* Engage with the Creative, Marketing and Ecommerce teams to ensure productive relationships.
* Assist the Buyer to adapt styles relevant to your area, ensuring regular competitive comp shops are completed to support any suggestions
* Lead critical path meetings within the team, including presenting to the Buyer and Buying Manager. Being proactive by highlighting any potential issues and reacting quickly.
* Develop a range with the Buyer to attract our target customer, ensuring the best price and quality.
* Analysis of sales and performance for direct and retail, to enable trade reactions to be implemented where required.
* All day-to-day administration required to assist the Buyer and ensure the efficient buying of product.
* Being commercially aware of our competitors and their seasonal product and price changes.
* Highly organised and keep on top of key diary dates coming up, to ensure deadlines are met.
* Management of trainee assistant buyer delegating workload to help with running the department efficiently
The Successful Candidate will:
* Natural ability to identify future fashion trends and a real passion for product.
* Have an in-depth knowledge of the current market.
* Have an eye for detail
* Strong communication skills
* Microsoft office skills, especially Excel
* Experience in fashion buying is preferred
Benefits:
* Flexible working culture, adopting a hybrid working approach
* 25 days holiday rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays
* Benefits, rewards and recognition platform
* Holiday purchase scheme
* 50% staff discount
* Employee Assistant Programme
* Health cash plan
* Long service awards
