Assistant Buyer Kids Footwear - Lutterworth

Asda; Lutterworth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Lutterworth is seeking an Assistant Buyer for the Kids Footwear department. This role involves assisting in sourcing and procuring products tailored to customer needs while maximizing profitability. Responsibilities include managing product-related administration and critical path timelines, as well as fostering supplier relationships. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, alongside a hybrid working model that blends in-office and flexible work options.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount in-store and online

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Organizational skills to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Desire to learn about the retail buying process.
• Ability to communicate with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist in sourcing and developing kids footwear products.
• Manage product related administration and supplier relationships.
• Support the buyer in creating a customer-focused trade plan.

Skills

Strong administration and organizational abilities

Interest in fashion and product development

Ability to work effectively within a team

Proactive problem-solving approach

Understanding of market trends and customer demands

Knowledge of sustainable practices

Job description

Assistant Buyer Kids Footwear - Lutterworth

Job Title: Assistant Buyer Kids Footwear

Location: George House

Employment Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37.5

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category: Buying

Closing Date: 18 December 2025

As an Assistant Buyer for the Kids Footwear department in George, your role is to assist in sourcing and developing a commercial and fashionable product offer that meets customer and market needs, all while maximising profitability.

You’ll be responsible for managing product related administration, critical path timelines, and supplier relationships.

Key responsibilities

• Product and range management
• Trade plan support - assist the buyer in creating and delivering a customer‑focused trade plan, with a particular focus on key events and license products.
• Sample management - manage product samples for dotcom, marketing, customer journey, gold seals etc.
• Admin management - complete all buying administrate tasks related to product development.
• Critical path management - ensure all product milestones (such as sample approvals, lap dips, fabric and print approvals) are met on time.

  Address any time delays and communicate impacts to the team via regular critical path meetings.

• Range plan accuracy - ensure that all product and category data is accurately entered in the range plan and other relevant buying systems.
• Ensure price and product (p&p) confirmations in Adjuno and sign off gold seals are executed accurately and timely.
• Packaging and sustainability requirements - ensure products meets the correct packaging and sustainability specifications.
• Supplier relations - build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, focusing on effective communication.
• Sustainability - handle all administrative tasks relating to sustainability, ensuring compliance with current and upcoming legislation, as well as ethical and legal standards.
• Sales tracking - review best and worst selling products weekly and seasonally with buying and merch, present findings to the team with actionable recommendations.
• Market analysis - prepare reports on market share, competitor performance and pricing, providing insights on how to improve the department's positioning.
• Keep an eye on potential risks in the market, including trends, customer behaviours, and competitor moves, and contribute to plans to address these opportunities or risks.
• Team Engagement - work closely with buying, merchandising, design, retail and online teams.
• Marketing - prepare for marketing selections.

  Complete marketing database to ensure product availability aligns for retail and online.

• Customer Journey - prepare for customer journey meetings collaborating with the store visualisation team to ensure products are available for customer journey meetings, both online and in store sales.

Skills & Experience

• Organizational Skills: Strong administration and organizational abilities, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines.
• A keen interest in fashion, product development, and a desire to learn more about the retail buying process.
• Ability to work effectively within a team, maintaining strong communication with both internal and external partners.
• A proactive approach to problem‑solving with a "can‑do" attitude, willing to take initiative and seek solutions.
• A solid understanding of market trends, competitor pricing strategies, and customer demands, with the ability to translate this into actionable insights.
• Knowledge of sustainable practices and the ability to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

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Everything you’ll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.

Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

Benefits package

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day.

Simply put, we want our colleagues to be proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.