Assistant Buyer | Home & Lifestyle Retail

Retailworld Resourcing; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Market leader

Career progression

Mentoring from Buyers

Job summary

Retailworld Resourcing is partnering with an established Australian home and lifestyle retailer to appoint an Assistant Buyer who will support range curation, supplier coordination, trade reporting, and marketing execution across a major merchandise department.

The role offers exposure to develop product curation, promotional execution, and in-house brand development, with mentoring from Buyers and Senior Buyers and clear career progression.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in an Assistant Buyer, Buying Assistant, or Merchandise Allocator role within retail.
• Experience or strong product interest in Homewares, Kitchenware, Dining, Cookware, or Lifestyle merchandise is highly regarded.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills to interpret sales reports, margin data, and price-point architectures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building commercially viable, customer-focused product ranges meeting GP% targets.
• Conduct weekly sales and profit tracking against budget and previous year.
• Coordinate marketing briefs for new In-House Brand ranges and review PDPs on the website.
• Manage sample requests across photoshoots, campaigns, and publications.
• Attend vendor meetings, support supplier onboarding, and coordinate vendor promotions.
• Write buying updates and product knowledge sheets for store teams and respond to store/customer queries.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Merchandise knowledge

Data analysis

Vendor coordination

Communication

Retail buying

Tools

Excel

Job description

Assistant Buyer | Home & Lifestyle Retail

Drive Range Performance. Support Category Growth. Build a High-Performing Retail Career.

Are you a detail-oriented, commercially minded retail professional looking for the opportunity to expand your buying career with an established and growing Australian retailer?

We’re partnering with a leading Australian home and lifestyle retailer to secure a proactive and analytical Assistant Buyer. Working directly with the Buyer and Senior Buying team, you will play a pivotal role in range curation, supplier coordination, trade reporting, and marketing execution across a major merchandise department.

If you bring strong commercial acumen, advanced Excel skills, and a genuine passion for homeware and lifestyle products, this is your chance to step into a role with clear career progression and high commercial visibility.

What’s on Offer

• Salary: $80,000 – $90,000 + Super
• Join a Market Leader: Be part of an established, growing national retail business
• Development: High-exposure role with direct mentoring from experienced Buyers and Senior Buyers
• Impact: Hands-on involvement in product curation, promotional execution, and exclusive In-House Brand (IHB) development
• Culture: A collaborative, supportive, and values-driven team environment

About the Role

Reporting to the Buyer / Senior Buyer, you will support the execution of strategic buying plans to maximize category sales, profit contribution, and margin targets (Sales, GP$, GP%, and IHB).

This role is central to the day-to-day buying operation. You will run weekly trade analyses, coordinate product launches and SKU additions, manage sample libraries, and work closely with Marketing, Digital, Operations, and Store teams to ensure seamless range execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Merchandise Range Management: Assist in building commercially viable, customer-focused product ranges that meet minimum GP% targets. Oversee the SKU item addition process, monitor SKU-level profitability, track market trends, and catalog "gold seal" master production samples.
• Sales & Profit Target Achievement: Conduct weekly sales and profit tracking against budget and previous year. Identify slow-moving inventory to support margin-recovery action plans, and carry out regular competitor reviews and price benchmarking.
• Marketing & Promotional Execution: Maintain the Master Monthly promotional calendar and ensure all campaign deadlines are met. Prepare marketing briefs for new In-House Brand (IHB) ranges, review artwork, check live PDPs on the website, and approve EDM features.
• Sample & Content Coordination: Manage sample requests across photoshoots, digital campaigns, and marketing publications.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Collaboration: Attend vendor meetings, follow up on deliverables, support supplier onboarding, and coordinate vendor promotional programs.
• Store & Customer Engagement: Author clear buying updates, build product knowledge sheets for store teams, resolve store/customer service product queries, and conduct regular store and competitor visits.

About You

You are an organised, data-driven professional who loves product and understands the retail critical path. You enjoy digging into numbers to uncover commercial opportunities and take pride in running an accurate, disciplined merchandise process.

What You Bring:

• Demonstrated experience in an Assistant Buyer, Buying Assistant, or Merchandise Allocator role within retail.
• Experience or strong product interest in Homewares, Kitchenware, Dining, Cookware, or Lifestyle merchandise is highly regarded.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to interpret sales reports, margin data, and price-point architectures.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong time-management skills, and the discipline to manage critical paths.
• Proven communication and relationship-building skills across internal teams (Marketing, Digital, Planning, Operations) and external vendors.
• A proactive, accountable mindset focused on delivering outcomes on time and using facts to solve problems.