Assistant Buyer & Merchandiser

MILE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company in Greater London is seeking an Assistant Buyer and Merchandiser to support the Buying and Merchandising teams. This role involves maintaining accurate product data, assisting with brand onboarding, and ensuring stock integrity across assigned brands. Candidates should have a background in buying or merchandising, strong attention to detail, and organizational skills. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career growth in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunities for professional development

Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Exposure to international brands

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with product data and documentation.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets, shared drives, and internal systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the Buying team with buysheets ensuring product details are complete.
• Collate, review, and verify product data ahead of uploads.
• Assist with maintaining clean and reliable product information.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Spreadsheet proficiency

Background in buying or merchandising

Job description

The Assistant Buyer and Merchandiser supports the Buying and Merchandising teams by maintaining accurate product data, buy documentation, and stock integrity across assigned brands. The role plays a key part in ensuring products are commercially sound from buy through to launch, supporting smooth day-to-day operations and contributing to well-informed buying and merchandising decisions.

Requirements

Buying & Product Administration

• Support the Buying team with buysheets, ensuring product details, pricing, sizes, and imagery are complete and accurate
• Assist with brand onboarding admin, including gathering product data and supporting documentation
• Conduct Order Confirmation checks to validate product, pricing, and quantity accuracy
• Complete brand discrepancy reports, flagging inconsistencies across deliveries, data, and documentation
• Perform simple data pulls and reporting to support buying and trading decisions

Product Data & Stock Integrity

• Collate, review, and verify product data ahead of uploads to ensure consistency across systems
• Support product uploads from a data accuracy and merchandising perspective
• Assist with maintaining clean and reliable product information across internal tools and platforms

Merchandising Support

• Support Visual Merchandising tasks by organising assets and preparing product content for campaigns and launches
• Prepare and update Product Files for the design and merchandising teams

Skills & Experience

• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with product data and documentation
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets, shared drives, and internal systems
• Strong communication skills and confidence working cross-functionally with Buying, Merch, and Operations teams
• Required: Background buying or merchandising

Personal Qualities

• Commercially curious with a structured, detail-oriented mindset
• Proactive and reliable, with a strong sense of ownership
• Enjoys working behind the scenes to keep processes running smoothly

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Exposure to international brands