Buying Assistant

Buying Assistant - Footwear

Contract - 9 to 12 months

Leeds (LS11)

Salary: £25k pa

Our client a fashion retailer is looking for a Buying Assistant to join the business, this is a role which would suit a recent Fashion Graduate or a Buying Assistant looking for a fresh challenge

This role provides support to the Footwear and Accessories Buyer. You will be responsible for supporting the critical path of the buying cycle through a variety of tasks.

The role is largely admin based; however, you will play an active role in the buying process.

Job Description for the Buying Assistant :

• Provide administration support to the Footwear & Accessories Buyer
• Collation of reports and sales information
• Critical path management
• Working cross functionally with internal departments to ensure smooth running of the day to day buying function
• Management of samples and the image bank
• Competitor analysis
• Awareness of upcoming trends
• Working closely with the supplier base

• Support buyer in prep for any product meeting - samples and report production
• Liaise with internal photography studio on all samples dates for e-com photography and ensure all deadline are met and all samples shot.

Skills & Abilities :

• Ideally you will be either a recent graduate with a degree in fashion buying or an existing Buyer’s assistant looking for a fresh challenge
• Have impeccable time management and communication skills
• Competent in Word, Excel and Outlook programmes
• Organised and proactive way of working with a great attention to detail
• Passionate about product and product development