Aje Assistant Buyer

The Aje Collective; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fashion icon company in Sydney is seeking a Buying Assistant to support the Buying, Merchandise, and Planning team. Responsibilities include managing sales orders, updating style collections, and conducting market research. Candidates should have excellent organizational skills and a passion for fashion. The role offers generous salary packaging, employee discounts, and growth opportunities.

Benefits

Generous salary packaging

Employee discounts

Training and development programs

Aje leave benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Previous experience in buying, wholesale, or merchandising is highly valued.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.
• A passion for contemporary fashion is required.

Responsibilities

• Input Sales Orders accurately and on time.
• Manage style and collection updates in AP21.
• Work with production on planned product launches.
• Weekly best seller reporting for trade pack.

Skills

Excellent organizational and administrative skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Strong excel skills

Knowledge of industry trends

Job description

Aje was created in 2008 to translate the effortless Australian lifestyle into fashion.

Designed for an elegance grounded in ease, our garments empower our customers to feel relaxed, assured and beautiful.

Our company strives to invite freedom of self-expression in each architectural store environment, bringing our customers a confidence and beauty that elevates their every day to an occasion.

Join icon fashion house Aje as a Buying Assistant at our Aje Head Office in Redfern.

About this opportunity:

• Input Sales Orders on time and accurately
• Manage style, drop and collection updates in AP21
• Work closely with the production and logistics teams on planned product launches, updating and distributing any delivery movements to the wider team via the Style Deck
• Manage and update seasonal category forward flow boards
• Attributing seasonal styles in the buy sheet and AP21 where necessary
• Weekly best seller reporting for trade pack and STD best seller reports
• Log all store feedback and distribute summary analysis to key stakeholders in the business
• Assist Assistant Buyer with compiling and placing pre orders
• Comp shopsand market research
• Support wider Buying, Merchandise and Planning team with any ad hoc reporting requests
• Updating buy sheets, buy review files, entry to exit assortment

You will bring:

• Excellent organizational and administrative skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to manage data and support decision-making.
• Strong excel skills highly regarded
• Previous experience in buying, wholesale, or merchandising is highly valued
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with internal teams.
• A passion for contemporary fashion and strong knowledge of industry trends
• Accurate and timely reporting and analysis
• Clear and timely delivery of communication
• Buying team and critical path deadlines met

What do we offer?

• Generous salary packaging
• It is hard not to embrace the Aje style with generous employee discounts, staff wardrobes, pre-order programs, clothing allowances and regular sample sales
• Your growth is our growth, training and development programs are recommended and encouraged!
• Celebrate milestones such as, Birthdays with Aje leave benefits
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program designed to support your wellbeing
• No key achievement and success goes unnoticed