Buying Assistant

asos.com Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee sample sales

25 days paid annual leave + extra day

Private medical care scheme

Fixed annual payment in addition to 13

Personalised learning and in-the-mom#3

Job summary

ASOS is looking for a Buying Assistant to join the team and kick start your career in fashion retail. You will support the Buying team to ensure products are developed, sourced, and delivered to customers, handling large volumes of samples and data with accuracy.

The role is hands-on, admin-heavy and fast-paced, requiring organisation, adaptability and a proactive approach to changing priorities. An office presence is required three days a week in the hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Collaborative team player with a passion for fashion and ASOS values.
• Super organised, able to use their initiative in a fast-paced environment.
• Lives and breathes fashion and is passionate about product.
• Strong understanding of 20something culture and the ASOS customer.
• Great attention to detail for selling price, shipment dates and product attributes.
• Able to build great professional relationships and learn new systems.
• Previous admin experience or exposure to office-based tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the critical path and communicate with suppliers to meet key dates.
• Manage high volume of samples through fit sessions, development, shoots and signoff meetings.
• Raise purchase orders in line with deadlines and manage through product lifecycle.
• Work closely with Merchandising, Design, Production, Technical, Marketing and Brands/Suppliers.
• Deliver efficient administrative support and keep reports/files up to date.
• Support Buying team with product development aligned to commercial strategy.
• Conduct regular comp shops to identify opportunities and present ideas.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Detail oriented

Team player

Organised

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Weare ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, youare free to be your true self without judgement and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

But how are we showing up? Weare proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed, and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer list.

Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. Let our Talent team know if you need any adjustments throughout the process in whatever way works best for you.

Job Description

The Role

Join ASOS as a Buying Assistant and kick start your career in fashion retail! This is the perfect entry-level opportunity for someone eager to learn, grow, and make an impact in one of the most exciting areas of the business. Youwill play a key role in supporting the Buying team to ensure the right products are developed, sourced, and delivered to our customers.

This role is handson, adminheavy, and fastpaced. Youwill work with large volumes of samples and data, learn multiple systems, and develop a sharp eye for detail. Every task you complete contributes to the bigger picture of shaping our product offering and driving ASOS’s success. Youwill need to be organised, adaptable, and ready to tackle changing priorities head on.

The Details

• Maintain the critical path and communicate with suppliers to ensure we meet each key date in the trading calendar and product runs on time
• Manage and keep track of a high volume of samples through fit sessions, development, shoots, and signoff meetings
• Accurately raise purchase orders in line with supplier/brand deadlines, and manage these throughout the product lifecycle to ensure the range plan is fully up to date
• Work closely with Merchandising, Design, Production, Technical, Marketing, and your Brands/Suppliers daily
• Deliver efficient administrative support to the team, ensuring that relevant reports and files arekept up to date at all times
• Support your Buying team with product development that is customerfocused and aligns with the wider business strategy, with relevant attention to commercialism, costing, and innovation
• Conduct regular comp shops to understand competitor activity,identifyopportunities for the department, and present back ideas to the team
• Attend relevant systems and soft skills training to drive your development
• Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies as part of our culture

We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team.That’swhy our approach to working together includes spending atleast3days a week in the office.It’sa rhythm that speeds up decision making, helpsASOSerslearn from each other more quickly, and builds the kind of culture where people can grow, create, and succeed.

Qualifications

About You

You are a collaborative team player with a genuine passion for fashion and a strong connection to the ASOS values: Authentic, Brave, Creative, Deliver, Customer-First.

Is super organised, able to use their initiative and to work in a fast-paced environment

Lives and breathes fashion and is passionate about product

Has a strong understanding of 20something culture and the ASOS customer, and is able to find the latest trends relevant to them

Has great attention to detail, to ensure all theimportant detailssuch as selling price, shipment dates and product attributes are precise

Is able tobuild great professional relationships

Is confident using MS Office and learning new systems

Anypreviousadmin experience or exposure to office-based tasks (through work, internships, or education)

Familiarity with order management, stock, or product systems

Analytical mindset and commercial awareness

Experience working with large volumes of data or samples

If you are passionate about fashion, thrive on problem solving, and want to build a solid foundation for a career in buying, this is your chance to get stuck in and start your journey with ASOS.

Additional Information

The Recruitment Process – WhatToExpect

• Employee sample sales
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Private medical care scheme
• Fixed Annual Payment in addition to your salary each year, it's just an extra thank you from us
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in-the-moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role