Trading Associate 8 month FTC London, England
Job description
We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.
We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.
Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.
About the Role
Trading Associates are integral to the success of running the wholesale business within ASOS.com.
The role of the Trading Associate is to support the Trading Partners to strategically drive the business through effective planning and trading.
You will be working collaboratively with commercial B & M teams and wholesale account managers to achieve commercially successful outcomes for our Wholesale Partners whilst driving profitability for ASOS.
What You’ll be Doing
- Working closely with your Trading Partner to achieve the partner despatch budget
- Accurately maintain the wholesale partnerships order book, partner size curves and partner order tracker
- Create and manage the partner allocation plan
- Manage partner item set up /PO process
- Manage the order amendment process with the Account Management Team ensuring amendments are maintained accurately and in a timely manner
- Prepare weekly & periodic sales & despatch analysis to identify risks & opportunities to partner seasonal budgets
- Develop and build strong relationships with Partners, through weekly trade calls and accurate data sharing
- Proactively identify intake & allocations issues and work closely with trading partner to come up with effective solutions
- Support the implementation of new processes and seasonal strategies within the new wholesale area
- Deputising for Trading Partner where appropriate
- Training & Developing MA's where required
Who We’d Like to Meet
- 2+ years of experience of working at Merchandising Assistant or Assistant Merchandiser level
- Experience planning weekly sales or despatch, stock and intake management
- Proven ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with commercial B&M teams, and partners at all levels.
- A self-starter, who seeks continuous feedback and opportunities to take on greater responsibility
- Ability to embrace change and remaining flexible based on trade performance.
- Strong skills within MS Excel, and the ability to pick up new business systems quickly
- A passion and interest in Fashion Retail, with strong global market and product knowledge
The following would be an asset but not required
- Previous Wholesale Experience at AM/MA Level at a fashion retailer
- International Experience
Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
Employee sample sales
Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
25 days paid annual leave + an extra day for your birthday
Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
Private medical care scheme
Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
Our Commitments
We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how are we doing it?
We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.
We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people - find out more here.
Do you need any reasonable adjustments? Our recruitment team will be happy to support you in the best way possible if you feel comfortable raising this. It’s also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.
If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.
