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Senior Assistant Buyer - (Maternity Cover Contract)
Fashion Industry Company
London, , United Kingdom
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We’re looking for a Senior Assistant Buyer to help manage our Womenswear Gifting department on a maternity cover contract.
This could be the one for you if you have a passion for novelty, stationary, literature and gift sets, and always have a hunch for what the ‘must-have’ gifts are for any occasion for our global customer.
We’re looking for a Senior Assistant Buyer for this one, so if you’re managing your own product categories or a smaller department this could be the right fit for you.
What you’ll be doing…
• Working with your Buyer to range build your department to deliver sales and profit plans and in turn lead to a consistently high customer experience.
• Keeping up to date with both on-line and bricks and mortar competitor activity, reviewing product strategy in light of competitor activity/initiatives.
• Offering suggestions for new brands and products for Company
• Building excellent relationships with your brands - this is key especially when negotiating buying terms and delivery terms
• The buying teams are also incredibly reactive so you will work with your buyer to trade within the season to potientialise sales and profits and ensure that we have the most commercial and relevant ranges
• Working closely with the merchandising teams to build the range, analyse figures and react to sales
• Overseeing the development and training of the Buyers Administrators within the team
We’d love to meet, someone who…
• Is currently at Senior Assistant Buyer level
• Loves Gifting
• Manages a Buyers Administrator
• Builds excellent relationships with suppliers
• Has an awareness of current and future gifting trends
• Understands who the Company customer is and be able to find the latest trends relevant for them
• Is super organised, able to use initiative and to work in a high pressured environment
• Is able to manage and develop junior team members
What’s in it for you…
• Generous salary, bonus and pension matching.
• Great development programmes.
• Amazing offices and great culture.
• 25 days holiday plus one extra day for your birthday.
• Subsidised gym and canteen.
• Huge staff discount and regular sample sales.
• Life Insurance, medical care, cycle to work scheme.
• And tons more…
What’s in it for you…
• Generous salary, bonus and pension matching.
• Great development programmes.
• Amazing offices and great culture.
• 25 days holiday plus one extra day for your birthday.
• Subsidised gym and canteen.
• Huge staff discount and regular sample sales.
• Life Insurance, medical care, cycle to work scheme.
• And tons more…
Company is one of the UK’s top fashion and beauty destinations, expanding globally at a rapid pace. Our values are to be authentic, brave and creative, and we live and breathe these in everything we do.
Who will I report in to?
Buyer/Senior Buyer
Where will I be working?
Greater London House, Mornington Crescent, London
What hours will I work?
9.00am – 5.30pm (Monday to Thursday)
9.00am – 5.00pm (Friday)