Assistant Buyer - Lingerie, Briefs & Tops

As an Assistant Buyer for Lingerie, Briefs & Tops, you'll play a key role in shaping trend-led, customer-focused ranges that millions of customers love. Working closely with your Buying Manager and cross-functional teams, you'll help build compelling product collections, identify commercial opportunities and deliver profitable ranges that bring the F&F brand to life.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of our most dynamic Clothing categories, where you'll have real influence on product decisions, supplier relationships and range performance. We're looking for an ambitious, commercially minded Assistant Buyer who is ready to take on a new challenge and accelerate their career within one of the UK's leading retailers.

• Providing support to keep the function running smoothly

• Day-to-Day management of Buying Administrators within the team, developing both their technical and leadership skills

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

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• Manage part of product category independently under guidance of Buying Manager

• Identifying new product opportunities and understanding from concept to production to bring new products to the ranges. Ensuring alignment with trend direction and brand handwriting.

• Understanding and supporting the departmental sourcing strategy.

• Communicate directly with factories on costing, lead times, sample revisions, and product specifications.

• Point of contact and problem solving on adhoc queries

• Analyse costing options, propose margin improvement solutions, and track cost changes during development, supplier negotiation.

• MPD/ MPP management

• Contribute to range planning: propose new ideas, identify gaps based on sales performance, and support buying decisions with data.

• Preparing information, product or analysis - monitor weekly trading: identify best/worst sellers, recommend repeats, and highlight risks.

• Prepare comp shops as required, utilise the Edited platform

• Liaising with HUBs and Suppliers to monitor critical path taking actions to ensure on time delivery

• Work with marketing/online/packaging on product briefs for shoots, descriptions, and launch priorities.

• Support Technical - understanding product components, technical requirements, sourcing and supply chain issues and commercial margin parameters.

• Work with VM with store visual guidelines

• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

• Clothing retail experience
• Product development and sourcing experience
• Range building skills
• Report preparation and analysis skills
• Ideally line management responsibility
• Data analysis and numeracy skills
• MS Office