Average Assistant Buyer salary in Manchester

Buyer Commercial Construction ProjectsNo Construction Experience Required Career Progression & On the Job TrainingEccles Office£25,000-£35,000 Excellent opportunity for a Buyer to join a reputable and growing commercial contractor in a role offering on the job and external training support as well as career progression within a family feel business.On offer is the chance to receive full on the job construction industry training for construction buying within a successful, growing and close knit business where you can continue to develop and progress you career as you choose. This well-established commercial and civil engineering contractor specialise in the developments of commercial projects across the UK offering a high quality and reputable service. Working with the likes of McDonalds, this company are long standing in the industry and growing due to a strong order book. Now, they are looking for a Buyer to join the team and play a vital part in company success and expansion. In this role you will be based from the office near Eccles and work closely with the Quantity Surveyor who will provide full on the job training for all aspects of construction buying. You will be responsible for liaising with suppliers, negotiating costs, buying on hire and off hire materials, ensuring all sites are fully stocked, liaising with site managers and ensuring overall cost effectiveness across the business. To be successful in this role you must have previous buying experience, however this does not need to be within the construction industry. You must be willing to learn, keen to progress and have strong communication. This is an office based role so you must be commutable to the Eccles area. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Buyer to join a successful commercial contractor in a role offering support, on the job and external training and career progression within a close knit team. The Role: Construction BuyerCommercial ProjectsOn the Job Training and Career ProgressionEccles Office The Person: Buying experienceWillingness to learn and Keen to ProgressStrong communication skillsCommutable to Eccles area Reference Number: 174369To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Abigail Foley at Rise Technical Recruitment.Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

ASSISTANT BUYER | MULTI PRODUCT | HYRBID WORKING | NORTH WEST | £28,000 - £30,000 + BENEFITS BENEFITS: Hybrid WorkingDiscounts25 days holiday + bank holidays Pension An international business who are doing some exciting things across their many different areas. Popular and loyal, this is a brand who strive to offer their customers the best value behind their product offering.As an Assistant Buyer you will play a pivotal part in creating innovative, on trend product which your customer simply can't be without. Experienced with staying ahead of the competition with delivering relevant, profitable clothing ranges. ASSISTANT BUYER REQUIREMENTS: Monitoring daily sales and weekly trade, working into all actions that need to be taken for your categoriesPresent Monday trade notes & key actions to the wider team, including your head of and director Working closely, daily, to your Merchandising team. Looking into and making actions happen around; rebuys, phasing, cancellation and newness via OTB Confidently liaise with the supply base in a clear, concise and polite manner. Always looking to build and grow these relationships is key. Gather all initial costs behind any style you want to build into your rangeAbility to fairly negotiate all costsUnderstand pricing architectures Support the Buyer and Designer with sample briefs Supporting the BAA with their daily admin tasks Actively research the market for latest trends, influencers and social media movements in fashion Monitor the market for any new promotions, collaborations or launches Manage the critical path ensuring that any delays are always communicated to the wider team Propose and action solutions to any critical path concerns i.e delays, shortages and cancellations Manage samples and accurate approval processesAttend all fit sessions Assist with production samples for imagery shots with the studioSupport the Buyer with any supplier, lessons learnt or range build meetings where required *ASSISTANT BUYERS APPLY NOW* BBBH315522

My client is looking to recruit an Assistant Buyer to join their growing business and team. The Assistant Buyer will support the Product Development team in the creation and launch of new products. This role involves coordinating various stages of product development, from concept to production, ensuring that projects are completed on time and meet quality standards. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organised, and capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Main Responsibilities Duties & execution Seasonal kick offs Assist the product specialist in looking for the latest trendsAssist the product specialist in preparing comp shop reportsAssist the product specialist in preparing presentations using Canva Range building Working with the product specialist to conduct in depth market research, identifying market requirements / gaps along with trends and customer preferences.Responsible keeping range plans up to date with all relevant informationResponsible for keeping costing sheets up to dateResponsible for keeping product decks up to date working with design to keep these fresh.Responsible for sample management keeping a clear log of samples by vendor and stageCollaborating with internal teams to develop products fit for marketCollaborating with suppliers to ensure all costs and product information is up to dateCompletion of specification sheets detailing every component of a product to ensure products are in line or ahead of the competition and bought to material costs. Product sourcing / supplier management Establishing and maintaining good relationships with existing and potential new suppliers.Completion of new factory profile forms and ensuring all new factories are approved by QA.Responsible for samples across all lines negotiating samples with factories minimising costs to the business.Regular video calls to maintain and strengthen supplier relationships.Sourcing of new trends, hot products.Creating product briefs for suppliers and factories, working with design and QA to ensure we are up to date with standards for products and factories. Critical path management Assist on the product Development Critical Path Management. Ensuring product critical paths and weekly workloads are on track to achieve deadlines from concept to pre-production with design and factories.Ensuring deadlines are adhered to and follow up on all sample issues to resolve and drive to completion.Monitoring order Critical Path with Merch to ensure intake dates are met.Continuously chasing artwork, samples, testing to ensure CP dates are met.Responsible for delivering samples on time, to the quality standard, and within cost price range, to achieve target margin.Flagging issues at all stages and communicating to mitigate issues and delays.Liaising with our internal license dept and external license teams to push approvals. Showroom / PD room management Overall responsibility for your areas in the showroom / pd room.Ensuring all mocks up / samples are presented in the best form for seasonal launches working cross collab with internal teams.Ensuring the product bays are always kept in full with no missing samples managing internal teams with additional sample requests if applicable.Ensuring costing sheets are always up to date and match all specification of products on show in the showroom.Identifying new ways of presenting products and suggesting changes that may be required.Ownership of sample management, implementing and leading new sampling procedure for both office and PD room. Only relevant candidates will be contacted