Assistant Buyer

Ann Summers Limited; Tandridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known fashion retailer in the UK is seeking an ambitious Assistant Buyer to join their Buying team. This role involves shaping collections and making a significant commercial impact. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in women's fashion, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. They will also enjoy benefits such as a staff discount, holidays, and development opportunities. Join a company committed to inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

50% staff discount

29 days holidays including bank holidays

Birthday off

Company perks scheme

Access to internal L&D platform

Free onsite car park

Season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or Senior BAA, ideally with lingerie, swimwear, loungewear or women's fashion.
• Commercial awareness of customers and the market.
• Attention to detail, organized and results-focused.
• Able to coach and mentor junior team members.
• Hands-on and dynamic approach to achieving results.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with suppliers and create an effective supply base.
• Negotiate with key suppliers to maximize margin.
• Contribute to the development and review of the critical path.
• Help build a product range customers love.
• Lead and motivate a BAA, providing feedback to improve performance.
• Stay aware of current trends while delivering an engaging customer experience.
• Show commercial awareness and identify opportunities for growth.

Job description

Based at our Head Office in Whyteleafe 2-3 days a week - just 15 minutes outside of Croydon and easily commutable from London. We also offer flexi core hours as an extra bonus!

We have benefits worth getting excited about… from our 50% staff discount and colleague social events to a paid day off for your Birthday, and that's just to name a few!

We're on the hunt for an ambitious and dedicated Assistant Buyer to join our Buying team, working on one of our largest and highest profile categories!

You'll play a pivotal role in shaping our gorgeous collections, and will be making a substantial commercial impact. We're looking for someone who is confident in their capability, an amazing communicator who can juggle multiple priorities, and able to manage relationships effortlessly (internally and externally).

But most importantly...you will be passionate about the Ann Summer's brand and our mission - female empowerment!

Brand Values

• EMPOWER , lives to
• PUSH BOUNDARIES , gets kicks off
• MAKING IT HAPPEN
• and is
• ALWAYS INCLUSIVE !

A bit about the role…

• Building strong and beneficial relationships with suppliers, creating an effective and balanced supply base.
• Working with key suppliers to obtain costings, negotiating creatively to maximise margin, understand key supplier strengths and weaknesses.
• Contributing to the development and review of the critical path ensuring the BAA keeps it up to date and issues are highlighted.
• Working to build the range with the team to deliver products that our customers will love...and will buy!
• Leading, developing and motivating a BAA - giving them the guidance and tools to thrive in their role, and confidently providing feedback where needed to help them improve
• Evaluating customer lifestyle and choices and be aware of current trends, whilst delivering a strong and engaging customer experience, taking feedback and seeking to improve.
• Showing commercial awareness, reacting to the competition, and identifying further opportunities for the department and brand.

We're looking for someone who :

• Has previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or Senior BAA, ideally working with lingerie, swimwear, loungewear or womens fashion.
• Is commercial - knows their customer, the market and what it takes to build a profitable collection!
• Has great attention to detail, is organised and results focused.
• Is able to coach and mentor junior team members.
• Has a 'hands on' and dynamic approach, to achieving results.

Loves our brand, and has a genuine affinity with our values

At Ann Summers we are proud to continue embracing inclusion, diversity, and equality in our every day, supporting our people to be themselves. We are committed to building teams with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views.

What's in it for you?

• Being part of the AS family offers some fab benefits, not only is it a great brand to be a part of, but not only will enjoy 50% staff discount, but so much more, take a look…
• 29 days Holidays including Bank Holidays, with an additional day's holiday for every year you are part of AS.
• Your Birthday off
• Company perks scheme
• Access to our internal L&D platform - Thrive
• Free onsite car park at HO
• Season ticket loan

We value each one of our colleagues and aim to make Ann Summers a great place to be!

We regret that due to high volumes we are unable to acknowledge every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible to discuss the role and their experience further.

Ann Summers complies with all GDPR policies and by responding to this ad your details will be kept on record for a total of 6 months unless expressed otherwise.