Assistant Buyer – Menswear (TGN5340) – Excellent Salary DOE
- Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build a relationship with suppliers as well as Buying, Merchandising and Quality Control teams.
- Engage with the Creative and Ecommerce team to ensure productive relationships.
- Assist the Buyer to adapt styles relevant to your area.
- Lead critical path meetings within the team, including presenting to the Buyer and Buying Manager. Being proactive by highlighting any potential issues.
- Assist the Buyer with product development and price negotiation.
- 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.
- Have 1 - 2 years' experience at Assistant Buyer level.
- Natural ability to identify future fashion trends and a real passion for product.
- Have an in-depth knowledge of the current market.
- Exceptional attention to detail ensuring accuracy in all tasks
- Market place commercial awareness
- Good analytical skills, utilise sales information to improve overall sales
- Excellent communication skills
- Be confident with strong presentation skills