Assistant Buyer - Level 3
From our first store in the 1960s, a little Taunton shop with great clothes and even better prices, to an omni-channel business serving millions of customers… we're New Look.
Our purpose is always to inspire That New Look Feeling and we believe that starts with us. Our values motivate us every day: we play to win, we’re customer-obsessed and we work as one.
The Team
Buying is the department that brings together creative inspiration & commercial planning to deliver the best ranges for our customer. Product is at the heart of everything we do, from developing the best prints for dresses, the must have coat of the season or the ‘It’ bag. Always thinking ‘customer first’ we work hard with our suppliers in the UK & across the world to deliver fashion at amazing prices & as quickly as possible. Buying is fast paced and exciting & every day is unique.
The Role:
The role of the Assistant Buyer is to put the customer requirements at the centre of the product offer, to support the development and delivery of a commercial and profitable range that maximises sales opportunity. Responsible for ensuring the Critical Path is achieved and that order management and sampling processes run to schedule. Deputises in the absence of the Buyer / Junior Buyer.
Some Key Responsibilities:
- Sound understanding of the Business Strategy and how that impacts your Department
- Assist the Product Development process from Design brief to launch, liaising with Design team.
- Negotiating the best cost price to achieve departmental margin targets
- Understanding product trends and interpreting them where relevant into product area
- Managing Supplier relationships and KPI’s, including monitoring sampling requirements in line with projected levels of business
- Understanding of reports and actions that may need to be taken on Trade
- Managing the critical path, making adaptations (where required) to react to market changes and challenges
- Collaboratively working with Merchandising, Design and Technical colleagues
About You:
- This is a Multi-Product role; experience in this is desirable.
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Ability to initiate, build and maintain relationships with Design, Merchandising, QA and Suppliers
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Solid presentation skills
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Numerical and analytical skills
Why New Look?
The amazing people, the fashion – there are so many reasons to love working at New Look. We prioritise development, offering training to support your progression, so you can be your absolute best and achieve your goals. Being part of the New Look Team means you get access to a great range of benefits & perks …
Being part of the New Look Team means you get access to a great range of benefits & perks …
👗 You’ll *love* our generous staff discount – 40% off for you and a loved one, and 25% off for up to 12 friends and family members!
🛍 Get special access to hundreds of discounts from top retailers and gyms, along with free workout classes, on our rewards platform Runway.
💰 Plan for you retirement while you work with our contributory private pension scheme.
💰 We’re all about celebrating our success, so we have a profit-related bonus scheme.
🚓 Upgrade your commute with our company car allowance – you can use it to buy, lease or fund your current vehicle.
🧸 Our family-friendly policies include enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave.
👩🏻⚕️ Receive quick access to consultations and treatments with AXA Private Medical Scheme, paid for by us.
✈ Big trip on the cards? Unlock extra leave with our buy more holiday scheme.
🎈 Celebrate YOU! Enjoy an extra paid day off on your birthday each year.
🚲 Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2Work scheme.
🚆 Spread the cost of your commute with interest-free season ticket loans.
🥣 Running late? No worries, enjoy a free breakfast on us!
❤ We're proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children's Trust
Please note – these benefits and perks are non-contractual and may be changed from time to time.
Apply now to find out more!
We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer. Although this is a full-time role, our colleagues work a range of patterns. If you have a specific pattern in mind, we're keen to discuss this with you in line with the output needed for the role.
Other details
- Job Family RBY000 - Retail Buying Generalist/Multidiscipline
- Job Function Junior Manager - 2
- Pay Type Salary
- London, UK