Assistant Buyer Watford, East of England, England

Ralph Lauren

Full Time Watford, East of England, England 29843 - 33843 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Buying Assistant to join and contribute to a high-performing Womenwear team. You will provide integral operational support to the buying team, assisting Buyers in the selection and procurement of merchandise to ensure we achieve our department financial plans, and our seasonal strategies are realised from inception all the way to implementation in store.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Meticulous data integrity and management of daily, weekly, and seasonal buying responsibilities; Deliveries, Pricing, Buysheet, Assortment Updates, and general admin support.

Assist with preparation and analysis of sales history to build seasonal range plans.

Ability to manage required tools and systems, as well as troubleshoot any issues and identify better ways of working to improve efficiency.
Autonomous and Accurate Delivery and Purchase Order Management. Clear communication of orders status, challenges, and opportunities to wider team.
Demonstrate and communicate awareness of retail landscape; conduct research on competitive set including pricing, style, and key messages and translate findings into actions.
Assist the team to maintain awareness of fashion and market trends to help identify product opportunities
Support in preparing necessary documents and resources for major calendar meetings, including Hindsight, Buy Review and Sign Off.
Agile Outlook and priority management to maintain department critical path.
Able to analyze business reports with support from manager to broaden knowledge. Develop the ability to draw top line conclusions and actions from analysis.
Build relationships with cross-functional partners across Stores, Production, Merchandising and Creative to ensure the department critical path is maintained to the highest standard.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

High proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
Highly organised
Ability to manage timelines and juggle priorities
Attention to detail and accuracy
A strong team player who is adaptable within different circumstances
Strong analytical skills
Strong awareness of product trends and current state of market & a highly commercial driven mindset
Resilient with an agile and resourceful mindset, able to over-come challenges by focusing on solutions
Ideally possess at least 1 full strategic buying cycle
Effective communication skills at all levels, both written and spoken