Assistant Buyer

Crew Clothing Company; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Crew Clothing Company is seeking an Assistant Buyer for Menswear based in Kingston-on-Thames. The role supports the Buyer to deliver the product range, ensure pricing aligns with plan, and drive profitable sales growth.

You'll be involved in range development, critical path management, sample handling, and supplier liaison, with a mix of office and home-based work as indicated (4 days in office, 1 day at home).

Responsibilities

• Assisting Buyer in all aspects of the product development process
• Buy and develop ranges inline with agreed range and in line with business strategy
• Contracting orders to suppliers for all dept to Critical Path
• Oversee buying info on the range plan to ensure 100% accuracy and information entered in a timely manner
• Sample Management
• Critical path management
• Develop ranges to agreed plan and margin, making sure they are inline with agreed supply partners
• Place orders and manage to 95% availability
• Maximise sales through trading and otb strategy (within agreed parameters)
• Manage critical path and own all approval stages
• Liaise with suppliers and sourcing to manage opportunities
• Liaise with merchandiser to produce lessons learnt for future ranges
• Produce monthly market and competitor reports to form strategies for future ranges
• Present ranges in sign off
• Be aware of sales and performance
• Understand cost price/margin/quantity requirements
• Update and manage the critical path weekly
• Report exceptions to all channel launch dates to buyer on weekly basis
• Liaise weekly with direct team, merchandising and technical through garment approval stages and update critical path
• Delegate or approve fabrics, colours and garment trims to delivery

Job description

Assistant Buyer - Menswear

Kingston-on-Thames (4 days in office, 1 day from home) 37.5 hours per week

At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than “just clothes”. Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style. These are clothes for life’s best moments.

At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than “just clothes”. Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style. These are clothes for life’s best moments.

We believe in collaboration, kindness and creativity, in celebrating our successes and championing our customer at every step of the way. From ’93 to now, people have been at the heart of everything we do. It’s in our name – Crew.

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 that they are effectively produced to the quality expectations of the Crew customer and in line with department and business expectations.

Responsibilities

Accountable for:

• Assisting Buyer in all aspects of the product development process
• Buy and develop ranges inline with agreed range and in line with business strategy
• Contracting orders to suppliers for all dept to Critical Path (delegating to BAA, if necessary)
• Oversee buying info on the range plan to ensure 100% accuracy and information entered in a timely manner
• Sample Management
• Critical path management

Range Development

• Develop ranges to agreed plan and margin, making sure they are inline with agreed supply partners
• Place orders and manage to 95% availability
• Maximise sales through trading and otb strategy (within agreed parameters)
• Manage critical path and own all approval stages
• Liaise with suppliers and sourcing to manage opportunities
• Liaise with merchandiser to produce lessons learnt for future ranges
• Produce monthly market and competitor reports to form strategies for future ranges
• Present ranges in sign off
• Be aware of sales and performance
• Understand cost price/margin/quantity requirements

Critical Path And Fit Process

• Update and manage the critical path weekly
• Report exceptions to all channel launch dates to buyer on weekly basis
• Liaise weekly with direct team, merchandising and technical through garment approval stages and update critical path
• Delegate or approve fabrics, colours and garment trims to delivery