Assistant Buyer Menswear Sports & Jersey 12 Month FTC

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.

As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our customer, we need results-orientated colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

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Summary

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.

As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our customer, we need results-orientated colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

All the details

What you’ll do As an Assistant Buyer Advanced on Menswear your key accountabilities will include

Work with the Buyer to analyse historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameters

Promote and support the collaboration with Sourcing Offices globally to help develop appropriate supply routes

To support the Buyer with the co-ordination and development of product Tech Packs

To work with the Buyer to manage the departmental critical path & actively participate in coordinating and presenting the range for sign-off

Manage BAAs to ensure efficient product & sample management across the buying floor

To work with Buyer in setting and delivering the strategy for the department

What You’ll Do

As an Assistant Buyer on Menswear Sports your key accountabilities will include

• Work with the Buyer to analyse historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameters
• Promote and support the collaboration with Sourcing Offices globally to help develop appropriate supply routes
• To support the Buyer with the co-ordination and development of product Tech Packs

To work with the Buyer to manage the departmental critical path & actively participate in coordinating and presenting the range for sign-off

Manage BAAs to ensure efficient product & sample management across the buying floor

To work with Buyer in setting and delivering the strategy for the department

Who You Are

Your skills and experience will include

• Experience working to at least Assistant Buyer level in a fashion retailer. Great product eye and trend obsessed is a must!
• Experience in Menswear, Sports or Jersey preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate junior members of the team
• Experience of cost price negotiations and global sourcing
• Critical Path Management
• Highly organised and self-motivated,
• Role model for BAAs and strong interpersonal skills, capable of managing vertically and laterally
  
  
  

Everyone’s welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more

conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting

opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building

diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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