Associate Buyer, Disney Store Fashion

5128 WABC Television (New York), LLC; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global retail company in London is seeking an Associate Buyer for the Disney Store Fashion. This role emphasizes leadership in merchandise assortment strategies for Softlines Apparel categories and involves significant onsite collaboration. Candidates should possess relevant buying experience, strong English proficiency, and a knack for team management. The perks include ample annual leave and Disney discounts.

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 an Assistant, Junior or Associate Buyer role.
• Strong written and spoken English for business.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines through a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute merchandise assortment strategy for Softlines.
• Maintain market awareness and identify growth opportunities.
• Provide updated sales reporting and business trends to the team.

Skills

Buying experience

Team management

Brand understanding

Financial objectives knowledge

Relationship building

English proficiency

Cultural sensitivity

Job description

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Associate Buyer, Disney Store Fashion

Apply remote type Primarily On-Site / Occasionally from Home locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 6 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: August 10, 2025 (5 days left to apply) job requisition id 10114815

Job Posting Title:

Associate Buyer, Disney Store Fashion

Req ID:

10114815

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

Bring your Buyer experience to Disney Store - working with our Softlines Apparel categories!

Under the leadership of the Buyer, you will lead the team, and drive the assortment strategy for these key categories across all of our Disney characters and brands.

You will curate the range to meet our targets, positioning it to capture new audiences and drive incremental growth.

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week in our Hammersmith, West London office, plus one day working from home.

What You Will Do

Pre-season

• Develop and execute a merchandise assortment strategy for Softlines that supports the team's sales volume and margin goals

• Maintain awareness and understanding of market competitors and identify growth opportunities

• Partner with planning to maximise margin rate and manage product life cycle, aligning on rankings, retails, and buys,

• Evaluate licensed opportunities and enable new brands as needed – operating within all Disney Store's legal and compliance parameters,

• Ensure establishment of the range plan and item set-up required to write purchase orders.

In Season

• Provide updated sales reporting and business trends to members of the Disney Store team

• Present Best Seller and Hindsight Meeting reports. Analyse, recap and communicate business trends (quarterly hindsight), with the planning team,

• Manage and ensure accuracy of the range plan assortment,

• Track delivery of all category POs with the production team and the support of the Buying Administrator. Escalate shipment issues in a timely manner . Manage vendor set up as necessary,

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience in an Assistant, Junior or Associate Buyer role within buying, merchandising, product development, and/or sourcing,

• Experienced in managing and developing team members; delivering multiple assignments and deadlines through a team,

• Demonstrates understanding of brand and brand portfolio positioning,

• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the connection between financial objectives and related merchandise objectives ,

• Experience building and maintaining strong relationships at all levels, managing your contacts effectively within a large, multi-national, matrix organisation .

• Strong written and spoken English for business use, with excellent presentation skills,

• Cultural sensitivity for working as part of our global Disney Store team

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave

• Private medical insurance & dental care

• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

• Disney Discounts: you are 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, 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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Job Posting Segment:

EMEA - Global Retail

Job Posting Primary Business:

Disney Store (EMEA)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Retail Merchandising - Buying

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

London, United Kingdom

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2025-03-27