Job Description
Assistant Buyer
Based in Wiltshire – 2/3 days in office
£25,000 - £30,000
I am looking for an Assistant Buyer with experience on multiple category areas to join a sports and outdoor clothing and accessories brand. You will be assisting the Buyer in the selection and buying of ranges for retail stores, web sales, B2B and mail order.
A bit more about the role:
* Support in presentations for sign off meetings and the seasonal review process to key stakeholders.
* Work closely with marketing, visual merchandising and Omni Channel to generate and communicate key product direction.
* Work with online team to optimise the website.
* Support the buyer with Seasonal Category and Brand Buying Strategy to deliver profitable departments
* Build supplier relationships and negotiate with suppliers to ensure the best price and margin for the product.
* Monitor, report and react to product sales performance.
* Support the buyers at regular range reviews to senior management.
* Analysing trends and manage competitor analysis.
* Manage the sample management process.
* Reviewing and understanding weekly trading performance and achieved KPI’s with Merchandisers, providing insight and suggesting actions
* Completing store visits to ensure the key priorities of the “go to marketing” strategy are being adhered to and collections are landing as planned
What they are looking for:
* Experience working as an Assistant Buyer across multiple product categories.
* Commercial thinking and market awareness.
* Experience working for more than one brand.
* Very good knowledge of the sports and outdoor market and competition.