Senior Assistant Buyer - Accessories
Could this be the job for you?
We are looking for a Senior Assistant Buyer to join our Accessories team based in our London office. Experience within this area is ideal but not essential. A passion for product and customer is a must and an eagerness to learn within a fast-paced environment.
What will you be doing?
Key responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Buyer to achieve individual financials including sales, margin, and profit.
Secure the best prices through effective negotiation, ensuring our offers remain highly competitive throughout the sales period.
Managing suppliers and ownership of sales on a weekly basis.
Continuously source new brands, ensuring we have the best product and offers whilst making speedy and commercial decisions.
Execute daily sales in line with monthly targets offering a balanced range with sales targeted at the customer.
Building compelling offering from the ground up across different buying models: Buys, Consignment, marketplace and SOR.
Develop and review a monthly strategy with the Senior Buyer to meet business targets, adjusting as needed.
Work with support functions and provide all sale collateral within the guidelines of the critical path.
Ensure critical path deadlines are met and the wider teams are not jeopardised.
Understanding of competition, brands and keeping up to date information on competitive sales to assure we are offering the best sale within the time the sales are live. Regularly review online competition and
share innovative ideas.
Utilize market knowledge to negotiate the best value for BrandAlley customers, while delivering a high sell through for the brand.
Attend weekly trade meetings to analyse and establish current performance in order to deliver an action plan to ensure sales targets are met.
Collaborate with marketing and production to ensure all sales are traded and have the marketing support to overachieve.
Attend brand meetings with Buyer to create understanding of high value negotiations and sale planning.
Attending trade fairs to keep ahead of trends and source brands/ new areas of initiative.
Team Development and Support
Responsible for developing the BAA's within the Department - through coaching, training, and developing with regular reviews and constructive feedback.
Conduct performance reviews twice a year, setting objectives and goals for team members.
Understand the roles of other departments and provide necessary support and information for effective cross-departmental collaboration.
Act as a consistent ambassador for BrandAlley, cultivating and maintaining positive relationships with suppliers.
What you'll bring
The good stuff
You'll be an experienced Assistant Buyer looking for a new challenge.
You'll have a good understanding of the latest trends, with a keen interest in the latest fashion.
You're highly organised, self-motivated and have a flexible approach to managing high workload along with ad hoc tasks.
You have strong analytical skills and a good knowledge of Excel.
The great stuff
You're a motivated individual, able to work independently and as part of a team.
You have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You're proactive in problem identification and resolution.
Perks of the job
A modern, energetic, dynamic, and sociable office based in London's Shoreditch.
The opportunity to work on some exciting brands supported by an inspiring and friendly team of people.
Competitive salary.
Hybrid working (3 days per week in our head office)
25 days holiday - Additional 1 day for each completed calendar year capped at 30 days!
8% employer pension contribution.
Life Assurance - 3 x your annual salary
Early Finish Fridays every week.
Everyday Benefits - including Cycle to Work scheme, discounted Gym Memberships, Eyecare Vouchers
Who are we?
BrandAlley is the go-to destination for designer brands at fantastic, exclusive prices. We're a members-only site home to hundreds of some of the best high-profile labels in fashion, beauty and home. We stock an extensive selection of previous and current season stock at up to 90% off the RRP, from Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen to Molton Brown and Philip Kingsley. With new brands launching every week, our flash sales are exclusive and filled with highly in-demand pieces that mean time is of the essence! For an instant luxury hit, our members can also shop in our permanent designer treasure trove - the Outlet - where everything is available for immediate dispatch.
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BrandAlley UK Ltd are proud to be an equal opportunities employer who provide equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.