Assistant Buyer

As Assistant Buyer you will be joining an established and growing catalogue and web based brand, located just outside Oxford. Offering a competitive salary, Monday to Friday hybrid working with two days WFH. the company who offer a lifestyle range, including clothing, homeware, jewellery and accessories. The role is full time and permanent. They have a friendly, supportive and collaborative culture working well together to achieve excellent results.

Purpose of the role:
Supporting the Senior Homeware Buyer sourcing and managing a range of homeware products for two catalogues.

Key Responsibilities for the Assistant Buyer:

• Support with the sourcing a range of homeware products, working to margin and quality
• Support managing range of c250 skus per season, approx. 50% repeat lines
• Sourcing you own product within domestic textiles, tabletop and toiletries
• Liaising with suppliers, managing the relationship and communication to optimise efficient ordering and sample management
• Negotiate cost price and terms with suppliers, commercial price points
• Managing the busying process ensuring all lines are ready for launch and critical path is met
• Maintain and develop in depth current knowledge of trends, competitor activities, retail prices
• Logging all product information accurately
• Organising samples for selection, range reviews and photo shoots
• Writing accurate content for catalogue and websites
• Resolving any customer or warehouse quality queries
• Manage liaison with warehouse to ensure efficiency and quality

Key Skills Required for the Assistant Buyer:

• Buyer experience from within homeware or gifting market
• Ability to understand sales analysis
• Commercial experience of product development as well as sourcing of the shelf product
• Strong negotiating skills
• Excellent planning and project coordination skills
• Organised, used to working to deadlines
• Confident communicator
• Work well under pressure and able to multitask
• Adaptable in a changing environment
• Strong IT skills, particularly excel
• Able to work on own initiative
• Own transport essential, due to remote location

What's in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team
• Training progression and personal development
• Standard office hours Monday - Friday
• Hybrid working two days WFH, working 100% onsite during selection
• 20 days holiday increasing with each year to a max of 25