Buying & Development Assistant

Fashion & Retail Personnel; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's accessories brand is seeking a motivated individual to manage product development from design to production. You will coordinate samples, ensure organisation, and contribute to marketing efforts. The ideal candidate has industry experience and strong IT skills, with a focus on detail and deadlines. Benefits include 23 days holiday, annual bonuses, and staff discounts.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Staff social events

Annual bonus scheme

Workplace pension scheme

Generous staff discount

Parking

Qualifications

• Experience working within the industry in a similar role.
• Strong IT skills with experience using Office applications and retail systems.
• Highly organised and focused on deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing the development of ranges from design to production.
• Manage Critical Path of samples and sample approval.
• Take ownership of sample management and organisation.

Skills

Experience in the industry

Strong IT skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Shopify

Job description

Overview

My client, a boutique children’s accessory brand sold around the globe, with key retailers in the UK, is looking to expand their team. Based in Hertfordshire, they are a small and friendly business focused on delivering fantastic products to their customers with the best possible service, both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing the development of ranges from the point the design is complete to the handover to the production team.
• Manage Critical Path of samples from design to approval, sending design briefs, chasing samples and sample approval.
• Administrate sample comments, price negotiation and order creation.
• Take ownership of sample management, from organisation and tracking to preparing samples for the marketing and production departments, organising distributor and agent samples and ensuring everything is in the right place at the right time.
• Attend meetings for range building, final order sign-off and pre-production.
• Manage and organise fabric swatches, keeping records to include supplier and recyclable information.
• Create seasonal line sheets, input data, write product descriptions, advise packaging requirements and basic editing of images.
• Organise products and collections on our website and selling platforms.
• Assist in buying other brands to complement our ranges and feature on our website.

Qualifications

• Experience working within the industry in a similar role.
• Strong IT skills with experience using Office applications and retail systems and platforms including Shopify.
• Highly organised and focused on deadlines with the ability to prioritise when needed.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential, as you will be working on shared data documents.

Benefits

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (31 days in total).
• Staff social events.
• Annual bonus scheme related to company performance.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Generous staff discount.
• Parking.