About Seraphine
Seraphine is a global leader in maternity and nursing wear. With over two decades of experience, we help women feel confident in their changing bodies and enable them to continue to express the choice and style they had prior to pregnancy and during pregnancy, whilst providing product innovations that make motherhood a breeze.
We're more than just a clothing brand. We're a community that understands the unique needs and challenges of expectant and new mothers. Our commitment to quality, comfort, and style has made us a trusted choice for women worldwide.
Workplace and Culture
Driven by innovation and a passion for excellence, our team thrives on achieving market-leading results. We value resourcefulness, dependability, and diverse perspectives, fostering a culture of go-getters who push boundaries every day. At Seraphine, we do what we love and invite exceptional individuals from all backgrounds to join us on this exciting journey.
Purpose of the Role:
The Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer and Head of Buying in the smooth and commercial delivery of the product range to drive profitable sales growth. This role supports the management of the process to ensure that the collections, once designed, are appropriately priced and effectively produced to the quality expectations of the Crew customer and in line with department and business expectations.
Work Arrangement: 3 days a week in central London and 2 days from home
Salary: £28,000
Responsibilities:
* Assisting Buyer and Head of Buying in all aspects of the product development process
* Buy and develop ranges in line with agreed range and business strategy
Range Development:
* Support Buyer and Head of Buying on range development to agreed plan and margin, ensuring alignment with agreed supply partners
* Complete regular price comparisons on competitors to ensure we remain competitive and highlight any changes or opportunities
* Support with seasonal strategy, contributing to team lessons learned and SWOT analysis
Critical Path and Fit Process:
* Update and manage the critical path weekly
* Report exceptions to all channel launch dates to the Buyer on a weekly basis
* Liaise weekly with the direct team, merchandising, and technical teams through garment approval stages and update the critical path
Samples:
* Ensure timely delivery of photo shoot samples according to the critical path
* Manage sample tracker and liaise with channels on handover
People:
* Manage workload of Admin Assistant
* Work well cross-functionally
* Experience in a similar role
* Excellent communication and organizational skills
* Excellent computer literacy in Excel, Outlook, and Word
* Ability to prioritize and manage a work schedule while working to tight deadlines
* Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with suppliers and other department members
* Teamwork but motivated and able to work independently
* Understanding of the buying function and critical path processes
Benefits:
* Annual leave entitlement: 25 days paid holiday + any bank/public holidays
* Birthday Leave: Paid day off for birthday
* Early Finish Friday: Early finish on Fridays at 3 PM
* Core Hours: Core hours are from 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
* Staff Discount: 50% off on full-price items & 20% on sale items
* Life Assurance
* Income Protection
* Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme: 5% Employee and 3% Employer contribution
* Employee discount benefits via Enjoy Benefits Hub: Gadget Insurance, Cancer Screening, Pet Insurance
Upon successful completion of the probationary period:
* Salary Exchange Benefits: Enjoy Technology/Mobile Phones, Will Writing, Holiday Exchange Buy/Sell, Workplace Nursery (saves both Tax and NI), Gym Benefit, Cycle 2 Work
* Health Cash Plan: Medicash – Dental Treatment, Eye Tests/Glasses, Physio, etc.
On the completion of 1 year’s service:
* Electric Car Scheme
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
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