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Assistant Buyer – Womenswear Brands| London |
ASOS
London, , United Kingdom
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The role of the Branded Assistant Buyer is all about finding and selecting amazing product. You will be the pivotal member of the buying team working closely with the brands to drive the range forward. You will be responsible for managing both upwards and downwards between your Buyer and Buyers Administrator to ensure your department has the best edit of product for our fashion forward ‘twenty something’ customer.
What you’ll be doing…
• Working really closely with buyer and brands to select the most exciting product for our customer
• Building excellent relationships with your brands - this is key especially when negotiate 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 commercially and fashion forward relevant ranges
• Providing support to the buyer in sourcing new brands
• 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…
• Has previous experience as an Assistant Buyer in fashion retail
• Lives and breathes fashion and is passionate about the product
• Understands who the asos 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…
Buying Team at ASOS
ASOS 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. The Buying team are instrumental in making ASOS the first for fashion and trends across Womenswear and Menswear. Within our Own Buy function, our teams focus on developing and delivering a range that pushes the boundaries and meets the needs of our customer. The Buyers work closely with a number of business areas including Design, Merchandising, Marketing and Garment Technology and has relationships with a wide supplier base ensuring that the product we deliver is the best it can be! The Branded buying teams are responsible for creating & sourcing the brand mix for their department, covering big commercial brands through to high end designers and emerging brands to offer our customer the most exciting fashion trends and create a point of difference in the global market.