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Assistant Buyer
Net-a-Porter
London, , United Kingdom
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Assistant Buyer (Power Designer)
NET-A-PORTER.COM was launched in June 2000 and has since successfully established itself as the world’s premier luxury online fashion retailer. With its acclaimed editorial format, express worldwide shipping to 170 countries, luxurious packaging and easy returns, NET-A-PORTER offers an unparalleled shopping experience.
NET-A-PORTER.COM is the flagship brand from YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP which includes MR PORTER.COM, thecorner.com, shoescribe.com, yoox.com, THE OUTNET.COM and the game-changing magazine, PORTER.
Role purpose:
Forming a vital part of NET-A-PORTER's Buying teams, the Assistant Buyer helps and supports the Buyer in all buying activity whilst managing the BAA to ensure the department is run smoothly.
This is a six month contract position.
Key Responsibilities:
Buying Support:
• Assist the Buyer in all aspects of the buying process through;
• Oversee preparation of vendor packs, ensuring that BAAs have these compiled at an appropriate time ahead of trips
• Attending ad-hoc buying appointments and if needed deputise in Buyers absence to gather product info for review later
• Review sales performance in order to offer informed product opinion within the appointment, based on sales history
• Completing buysheets after buying appointments in preparation for Buyer to write the buy
• Analysis of sizing of buy and application to orders
• Raising and sending orders to vendors, managing the ordering process within the YNAP system
• Suggesting appropriate new brands to Buyer
• Oversee RRP entry process, ensuring BAAs are receiving RRPs in a timely and organised manner, adhering to set deadlines
• Competitive shopping analysis (bricks and mortar & online) to review offer vs NAP, ensure pricing is aligned for every upload, and to check deliveries vs NAP
• Attending weekly trade meetings and supporting the Buyer in collating weekly sales data
• Analyse weekly sales data to suggest repeats and/or swaps, presenting proposals to Buyer & Merchandiser, and subsequently liaising with vendors to action
• Manage the repeat and swap process to ensure full advantage is taken of vendor stock availability, as well as quicket possible delivery of stock into the business
• Pulling sales information and creating trade sheet for weekly meeting to feedback to buyers including delivery highlights / lowlights, key editorial and marketing support features, as well as pulling together best and worst sellers information
• Support Press, Marketing and Editorial functions in regards to new brand and exclusive launches, supplying buy sheets, delivery and upload updates, style suggestions as necessary
• Contstantly hawk products on site, taking responsibility for the display of your departments offer (highlighting tricky styling, limited or incorrect product editorial, questionable pricing, duplicated products)
• Working with personal shopping to aid EIP sales and queries
• Being point of contact for vendor queries
• Management of travel schedules and appointment diaries
• Compilation of Buybles presentation, including new brand, exlcuisve capsule and top spends information
• Ad hoc projects for Buyers and Buying Director
Management:
• Day to day management of Buyers Admin Assistant including setting of objectives and weekly catch ups.
• Coach the Buyers Admin Assistant to constantly review efficiency and maintain high standards of working practices to drive sell thru, scalability and improve department KPIs.
• Excellent ambassador for YNAP Group In-Season Buying function through smart & stylish behaviour and appearance.
• Motivates and coaches Buyers Admin Assistant to achieve tasks and meet deadlines
• Communicates with passion and inspires and engages other AB’s and BAA’s to deliver great results
Skills and Experience:
• Education to degree level preferred but not essential.
• Proven experience at a BAA or equivalent level gained in a fast-paced fashion retail buying or merchandising environment with strong administrative skills.
• Numerate with strong analytical and advanced MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, PowerPoint & Word.
• Commercial Awareness – understanding of our business, products and competition.
• Strong eye for detail and organisational skills and strives for a high level of accuracy.
• Proactive and able to work with stringent deadlines.
• Excellent work ethic and ability to multi-task.
• Professional and well-spoken with excellent communication skills.
• Great sense of humour, personal style and attitude.
Reports to:
Junior Buyer
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP is an equal opportunities employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.
About Us:
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP is the world’s leading online luxury fashion retailer. The Group is a Global company with Anglo-Italian roots, the result of a game-changing merger, which in October 2015, brought together YOOX GROUP and THE NET -A-PORTER GROUP; the two companies had revolutionized the luxury fashion industry since their birth in 2000.
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP is a unique business with an unrivalled offering including multi-brand in-season online stores NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER, and multi-brand off-season online stores YOOX and THE OUTNET, as well as numerous ONLINE FLAGSHIP STORES, all “Powered by YNAP”. Through a joint venture established in 2012, YOOX NET -A-PORTER GROUP has partnered with Kering to manage the ONLINE FLAGSHIP STORES of several of the French group's luxury brands.
In 2016, YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP joined forces with Symphony, an entity controlled by Mohamed Alabbar’s family, to establish a ground-breaking joint venture to create the Middle East’s undisputed leader for online luxury retail.
Uniquely positioned in the high growth online luxury sector, YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP has an unrivalled client base of more than 2.9 million high-spending customers, 29 million monthly unique visitors worldwide and combined 2016 net revenues of €1.9 billion. The Group has offices and operations in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and Hong Kong and delivers to more than 180 countries around the world. YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange as YNAP.
For further information: www.ynap.com | Linkedin: YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP | Twitter: @YNAP