Assistant Buyer (Fashion)

Retail Human Resources plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% staff discount

Private pension

Holiday purchase scheme

Birthday day off

Job summary

Retail Human Resources plc is seeking an assistant buyer to join the kidswear team for a leading UK fashion retailer renowned for trend-led, affordable style. The role sits at the heart of delivering exciting, commercial product for customers.

You will support the buyer across the full product journey, identify trends, and collaborate with design, merchandising, technical, marketing and ecommerce teams, while building strong relationships with UK and international suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience as an assistant buyer essential.
• Strong supplier negotiation and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness with knowledge of kidswear and teen market.

Responsibilities

• Support the buyer across the full product journey from brief to launch.
• Identify key trends and translate them into commercially focused product.
• Negotiate costs and monitor supplier performance.

Skills

Trend knowledge

Negotiation

Communication

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Job description

We're working with a leading UK fashion retailer known for making trend-led style accessible, fun and affordable. With a strong presence across online, mobile and hundreds of stores across the UK and Ireland, the brand is passionate about putting the customer at the heart of everything it does. They're now looking for an assistant buyer to join their kidswear team and play a key role in creating exciting, commercial product for their customers.

As an assistant buyer, you'll support the buyer across the full product journey, from initial design brief through to launch. You'll identify key trends and translate them into commercially focused product, work closely with design, merchandising, technical, marketing and ecommerce teams, and build strong relationships with UK and international suppliers. You'll also negotiate costs, monitor supplier performance, manage critical paths, analyse sales and product performance, respond to market trends and support the wider team in achieving sales and margin targets.

The successful candidate will have strong fashion product and trend knowledge, with a good understanding of customer preferences and the kidswear and teenager market. You'll be commercially aware and confident analysing sales, stock and product performance, with experience supporting the end-to-end buying and product development process. Strong supplier negotiation, communication and organisational skills are essential, alongside the ability to manage multiple deadlines and collaborate effectively across teams. Previous experience as an assistant buyer is essential, not open to BAAs.

The role offers a competitive salary of up to £38,000 alongside an excellent benefits package, including 40% staff discount, friends and family discounts, private pension, virtual GP access, life assurance, enhanced family leave, holiday purchase scheme, an additional paid day off for your birthday, season ticket loans and Cycle2Work. The business also offers strong opportunities for learning, development and career progression within an inclusive and collaborative fashion environment.

Reference: AW - NLASSBUY - 01