Buying & Development Assistant - Boutique Accessory Brand

Fashion Personnel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique children’s accessory brand based in Hertfordshire is seeking a Buying & Development Assistant to assist in managing product ranges from design to production. This role involves critical path management, sample organization, and data input for the company’s website. The ideal candidate will have industry experience, strong IT skills including proficiency with platforms like Shopify, and exceptional organizational abilities. The position offers 23 days’ holiday, annual bonuses, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

23 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Workplace pension scheme

Generous staff discount

Parking

Qualifications

• Experience working within the industry in a similar role.
• Proficient in Office applications and retail systems.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing the development of product ranges.
• Manage the Critical Path of samples from design to approval.
• Create seasonal line sheets and write product descriptions.

Skills

Strong IT skills

Highly organised

Attention to detail

Tools

Shopify

Job description

Fashion Personnel's client, a boutique children’s accessory brand sold around the globe, with key retailers in the UK, is looking for a Buying & Development Assistant to join their expanding 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 include:

• Assist with managing the development of ranges from the point the design is complete to the handover to the production team.
• Manage the 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 on 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.

The Candidate:

• 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 – you will be working on shared data documents

What you’ll get:

• 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