Assistant Buyer - Home & Collectables

The Walt Disney Company (France); Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global entertainment company is seeking an Assistant Buyer for its Home & Collectables sector based in Greater London. The role involves supporting product development, managing purchase orders, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. Candidates should have retail buying experience and strong communication skills. This position offers great perks including 25 days of annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental care

Free Park Entry

Disney Discounts

Excellent parental and guardian leave

Employee Resource Groups

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail, omni-channel buying environment.
• Background as a Buyers Assistant with related responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of merchandise systems and processes.
• Fluent English for business use.

Responsibilities

• Support the Buyer and Associate Buyer in workflow.
• Manage the purchase order process and ensure compliance.
• Collaborate on product development in Home & Collectables.
• Monitor product quality and delivery issues.

Skills

Retail buying experience

Communication skills

Organization

Financial aptitude

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Degree-level education in related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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.