Assistant Buyer - Home & Collectables

Disney Parks and Resorts; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company in Greater London is seeking an Assistant Buyer for Home & Collectables. The role involves supporting product development, ensuring compliance, and maintaining quality standards while managing tasks such as purchase orders. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in a related field, experience in a similar retail role, and strong communication skills. This position offers 25 days of annual leave and additional perks.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental care

Free Park Entry

Disney Discounts

Excellent parental and guardian leave

Qualifications

• Strong written and spoken English for business use is essential.
• Experience as a Buyers Assistant with related responsibilities.
• Skilled in managing multiple assignments and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Buyer on product development.
• Ensure timely product development approvals.
• Monitor product quality reports and implement action plans.
• Create presentation decks and business recaps.

Skills

Experience in a similar buying role

Strong communication skills

Financial aptitude

Highly organized

Computer literate

Education

Degree-level education in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Summary

About The Role & Team: Join our dynamic team at Disney Store as an Assistant Buyer in Home & Collectables. Support the Buyer and Associate Buyer by enhancing workflow and leveraging your knowledge of brands and consumer segments. Build strong cross‑functional partnerships to drive our Home & Collectables channels forward. Under their mentorship, help shape product assortments that meet financial goals. Manage daily tasks, including the purchase order process, and ensure compliance with legal standards to maintain smooth product and commercial flow. This role is based out of our Hammersmith office, requiring presence 4 days a week.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with the Buyer, utilizing expertise in critical path management for product development specifically within the Home & Collectables category.
• Partner with the Buyer to ensure all product development approvals for Home & Collectables are completed in a timely manner.
• Stay informed about market activity and provide product recommendations through quarterly competitive and trend analysis at the category level across all channels and regional markets.
• Prepare and maintain photobooks as needed, aligning with the product flow calendar and quarterly showcase deliverables for Home & Collectables.
• Provide all product details, navigation, and quarterly product briefs to support product hand‑off to site merchandising, creative, and visual teams.
• Monitor and communicate the product quality report in collaboration with Product Integrity (PI) and implement agreed action plans.
• Act with integrity, embrace change, and represent The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) positively.
• Communicate with key partners and teams on range plans, including adjustments, and provide consistent, timely updates, including off‑cycle franchise procurement.
• Create presentation decks, business recaps, and hindsight reports for key milestone meetings, coordinating data points from key partners.
• Track delivery of all category POs in partnership with sourcing and planning, escalate shipment issues at the point of source in a timely manner, and contribute to identifying and resolving sales risks.
• Ensure the accuracy of the range plan assortment and manage it effectively.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a similar level buying role within a retail, omni‑channel buying environment is essential.
• Previous experience as a Buyers Assistant, including related responsibilities.
• Degree‑level education in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in a buying department operating across global markets is desirable.
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the business.
• High levels of organization and attention to detail.
• Financial aptitude.
• Skilled in managing multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Computer literate, proficient in key Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Resilient and adaptable in an ever‑changing landscape.
• Strong written and spoken English for business use is essential.
• Proficiency in merchandise systems and processes.
• Cultural sensitivity and understanding of global markets.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance & dental care
• Free Park Entry: the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
• Disney Discounts: entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
• Excellent parental and guardian leave
• Employee Resource Groups - WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

About Disney Store

Disney store, which debuted in 1987, carries high‑quality products, including exclusive product lines that support and promote Disney's key entertainment initiatives and characters from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel. shopDisney.com is the ecommerce destination for guests of all ages, offering a curated selection of the best product from Disney store, Disney Consumer Products licensees, global collections and collaborations, and Disney Parks and Resorts, including trend fashion and accessories, toys, home and collectibles. Disney store and shopDisney offer magical shopping experiences that can only be delivered by Disney, one of the world's largest and most successful entertainment companies. There are currently more than 240 Disney store locations in North America; more than 40 Disney store locations in Japan; two locations in Shanghai, China including a flagship; and more than 70 Disney store locations in Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Disney Store (UK) Ltd, which is part of a business we call Disney Store. The Disney Store (UK) Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.