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Buyer - Brands - Womenswear | London |
ASOS
London, , United Kingdom
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What you’ll be doing…
You will deliver the company and department strategy for being first for fashion and first for trend through:
• Range building to deliver sales and profit plans and in turn lead to a consistently high customer experience.
• The analysis of departmental performance and effective reactions to the information gathered, maximising commercial opportunities.
• Keeping up to date with both on-line and bricks and mortar competitor activity, reviewing product strategy in light of competitor activity/initiatives.
• Regularly reviewing and evolving the Supplier base/Brand portfolio taking into consideration manufacturing limitations, whilst driving expectations of quality, lead time and price/value.
• Quality assurance.
• Provide leadership, fostering an environment of continual development and coaching of the team.
• Leading your team and empowering team members to develop and drive the business forward
We’d love to meet someone with…
• Previous experience at Buyer level
• Experience of dealing with fast fashion – short lead times
• Great supplier/Brand Management
• Demonstration of commercial aptitude
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with colleagues, suppliers and others at all levels
• Awareness of current and future trends, knowledge of brands appropriate to target market and understanding of what is happening in retail.
• High organisation skills, able to use initiative and to work in pressurised, fast paced environment.
What is 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 at ASOS:
ASOS is one of the UK’s top fashion and beauty destinations, expanding globally at a rapid pace. The Buying team is 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.