Assistant Buyer – Clothing
Location: North West
Salary: £25,000-£30,000
Assistant Buyer – Clothing
Position: Assistant Buyer - Clothing
Location: North West
Salary: £25,000-£30,000
Job Reference No: B005
Recruiting Consultant: Sarah
Consultant Tel: 0161 511 0655
Email: Sarah@dwrecruitment.co.uk
Details
Assistant Buyer Overview
We are working with a thriving retailer who have created a position for an Assistant Buyer on their clothing division, specifically on their nightwear and loungewear team.
Assistant Buyer Responsibilities
- Monitoring and updating the critical path, chasing in samples to ensure orders are on time for delivery
- Liaising with the manufacturers in the Far East and nurturing supplier relationships
- Approving supplier submissions including lab dips, trims, prints, fabrics, and proto samples
- Attending buyer meetings and ensuring notes are taken to follow up on
- Conducting market research
- Assisting with the development of products, contributing new relevant ideas
- Liaising with the studio team to ensure all new products have been booked in to shoot
- Communicating with the Ecommerce team to help support campaigns and photoshoots
- Carrying out competitor analysis and SWOT reports to assist in buys
Assistant Buyer additional Information
The Assistant Buyer must have some relevant retail buying experience, ideally within fashion. This is a full time office based role.