Assistant Buyer

Purpose Of The Role

The Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer in the smooth and commercial delivery of the Crew product range to drive profitable sales growth. This role supports the management of the process to ensure that the collections, once designed, are appropriately priced and effectively produced to the quality expectations of the Crew customer and in line with department and business expectations.

• Assist the Buyer in all aspects of the product development process.
• Buy and develop ranges in line with business strategy.
• Contract orders with suppliers for all departments on the Critical Path (delegating to BAA if necessary).
• Oversee buying information on the range plan to ensure 100% accuracy and timely entry.
• Manage sample creation and delivery.
• Maintain the Critical Path and oversee approval stages.

• Develop ranges to agreed plan and margin.
• Place orders and manage to 95% availability.
• Maximise sales through trading and strategy within agreed parameters.
• Own all approval stages and manage the Critical Path.
• Liaise with suppliers and sourcing for opportunities.
• Collaborate with merchandiser to produce lessons learned for future ranges.
• Produce monthly market and competitor reports.
• Present ranges for sign off.
• Monitor sales performance and cost/price/margin requirements.

• Update and manage the Critical Path weekly.
• Report exceptions to all channel launch dates to the Buyer weekly.
• Liaise weekly with the direct team, merchandising and technical through garment approval stages and update the Critical Path.
• Delegate or approve fabrics, colours and garment trims to delivery.
• Attend fit sessions and approve through quickest technical staging.
• Report QC issues to the Buyer with solutions.
• Raise and follow through debit notes for late deliveries and ensure they are listed on the logistics report.

• Ensure timely delivery of SMS and photo shoot samples according to the Critical Path.
• Manage the SMS tracker and liaise with channels on handover.
• Manage invoicing and courier charges for SMS samples within budget.
• Work with technical to manage fit sessions and sample organisation.
• Arrange samples for sign off and take notes on amendments to the range plans.
• Manage sample storage and delegate department tidiness to the BAA if necessary.

• Manage the workload of the Admin Assistant.
• Work cross‑functionally on proof approvals for product collateral and input buying information into the product database.

• Experience in a similar role.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Computer literacy in Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a work schedule while meeting tight deadlines.
• Initiate and build strong relationships with suppliers and other department members.
• Team work, motivated and able to work independently.
• Understanding of the buying function and critical path processes.
• Skilled in managing others.
• Work with pace and energy.

• Desire to learn garment construction and production processes.
• Passion for product and keen to learn.
• Positive and solutions orientated.
• Keen to progress within the role.

• Staff discount.
• Uniform allowance.
• Pension scheme.
• Refer a Friend scheme.
• Training and career development.
• Supportive and rewarding culture.

Buying

Entry level

Full‑time

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Retail

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.