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Assistant Buyer - Ladies Fashion Brand (Tgn5569) - Excellent Salary Doe
- manchester, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
Job Description
Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGN5569
A fast fashion online clothing brand are looking to recruit a Buyer Assistant / Assistant Buyer to join their growing team. The purpose of this role is to offer full support to the Buyer in developing a product offer that meets customer requirements and maximises sales and profit opportunities. The Brand is growing significantly & requires a keen product eye. You will be working with a range of products including softs, wovens, knitwear, outerwear, active and accessories.
The Role:
- Assist the Product Development process from Design brief to launch.
- Liaising with Design, Marketing and other relevant departments.
- Negotiating the best cost price to achieve departmental margin targets.
- Understanding product trends and interpreting them where relevant into product areas.
- Attending Fit sessions in the Buyers absence give styling comments.
- Managing Suppliers including monitoring sampling requirements.
- Negotiating and liaising with Suppliers.
- Managing the critical path & making adaptations to react to market changes and challenges.
- Monitor, maintain and action competitor analysis (comparative shopping).
- Dealing with issues arising with orders both internally and externally.
- Processing samples received (fits, development, shoots/meetings).
- Labelling, logging, organising and filing samples including press and bought.
- Preparing samples for best sellers.
- Collating and preparing meeting samples.
- Other duties as required.
Skills Required:
- MUST have experience in a similar role with womenswear clothing.
- A good understanding of fashion trends and knowledge of the high street.
- Have experience working with the Far East.
- IT skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook.
- Good interpersonal / communication skills.
- The capability to perform under pressure and work in a fast-paced environment
- Solid presentation skills.
- Numerical and analytical skills.