Buying Assistant Textiles

ASDA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Leeds is seeking a Buying Assistant for the George Home Textiles department. This role offers an opportunity to develop buying skills while supporting the team with category administration, supplier communication, and market analysis. Excellent benefits and a hybrid working model are included, aiming to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount

Free wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen and excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Buyer with category administration and product decisions.
• Liaise with suppliers and resolve queries.
• Conduct analysis and competitor research.

Skills

Time-management

Organisation

Communication

Commercial acumen

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Job description

Job Title

Buying Assistant Textiles

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Buying

Closing Date

21 August 2025

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Buying Assistant to join our George Home Textiles department, where you will be an integral part of the team with plenty of opportunity to develop your buying & trading skills. The role involves working across the George Home Textiles trading areas, which covers a diverse range of own label, import, and domestic suppliers.

The Ins and Outs:
As a Buying Assistant within George Home you will support the Buyer with:

• Category administration including line listing, cost and retail changes
• Assisting and inputting into decisions on ranges and promotions, work alongside the team on exciting new product developments
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure they keep to deadlines and tasks and answer and resolve any store / supplier queries
• Analysis, competitor research and day to day trading of your category
• Liaising with different teams & driving accountability to deliver against the critical path

What you’ll need:

• Brilliant time-management, organisation and communication skills
• Plenty of initiative
• Strong commercial accumen
• Excellent excel & analytical skills with high attention to detail
• Tenacious attitude and the ability to work well in a team
• To be calm under pressure

This position is ideal if you would like to develop your career and be a Buyer in the future!

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.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 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