My client is recruiting for a Buying Assistant for their womens wear department. Their centres are widely regarded as some of the best in the country and we have won many retail and restaurant awards.
What you will be doing:
* Supporting your Buyer with effective upward management of critical path issues (weekly meetings to highlight any issues/ late approvals/ delays), proposing solutions
* Work with Buyers on any quality and delivery issues, agree actions and solutions
* Providing admin support for all buying processes
* Attending factory meetings with buyers to support range building and pre-season product selection/design meetings
* Understand the buying calendar and the range building process and contribute to building a commercially balanced range through active participation in product strategy, competitive benchmarking, sales history, and creative influencing opportunities
* Managing the current season samples, making sure they are developed and archived if no longer needed.
* Attending and contributing in fits sessions, alongside the design & buying team, ensuring highest priority in line with critical path management.
* Manage and maintain visual range planner
* Deputise confidently and effectively if Buyer is absent
* Have store awareness and deal with store product queries in a timely and professional manner
* Sending tech packs off and in some cases creating tech packs for cross costing.
* Responsible...