Job Description
The Role
As the Third-Party Brand Assistant Buyer supporting the Brand Connection & Acquisition team you will play a critical role in managing and optimizing the newly onboarded brands to ASOS. As part of our go to market strategy you will help drive brand visibility, campaign integration and commercial planning sitewide to maximise engagement with consumers. It’s a very creative but commercial role ensuring you’re able to work with buying teams and key stakeholders to drive the business forward.
The Team
ASOS is one of the UK's top fashion and beauty destinations, expanding globally at a rapid pace. Our values are to be authentic, brave, and creative, and we live and breathe these in everything we do.
The Brand Connection & Acquisition team’s mission is to scout, contact, chase, pitch and onboard (through the most relevant fulfilment channel) the most exciting brands for our ASOS customers, expanding our portfolio and driving consumer engagement.
We own the full end to end journey - from onboarding to launch, partnering with marketing to build strong customer engagement and attract new customers. All in close collaboration with the B&M teams who will support and ultimately, own the brands.
The end goal is a Best-in-class brand activation that not only drives success for new brands and product launches but also supports creating consistent momentum on existing brands. Driven by clear commercial priorities from product teams, created & executed by marketing. Tailoring launches and brand moments to balance attracting new customers while also driving high engagement with our existing customer base.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Six-month view of 3PB priorities and launches, presented in detail creatively to our senior stakeholders.
2. Pulling key commercial messages for reactive social or marketing moments being fully versed in cross departmental offering to fill gaps, answer queries and questions.
3. Support teams and division in delivering end to end best in class brand launches.
4. Align on key marketing support for each brand within the portfolio with a high awareness across all business pillars.
5. Drive teams to complete new launch reporting packs and being the central contact for all new launch queries
6. For all ASOS campaigns & homepage planning, curate the most exciting offer and present product messages with authority, manging all samples making suggestions to fit various briefs within the allocated timeframes.
7. Collate key messages pulling into big deal stories and prioritise based on key seasonal moments, pushes and external social trends as well as reviewing sales for any hero/standout product moments we wish to surface.
8. Constant liaison with key stakeholders for all key product planning.
9. Expected to be verse in pulling decks to support key adhoc moments throughout the commercial calendar.
Qualifications
We'd love to meet someone who
10. Has previous Fashion Buying experience as an Assistant Buyer within a fast-paced, global Retailer or Brand
11. Lives and breathes fashion and is passionate about the product
12. Has a strong understanding of 20-something culture and the ASOS customer, and is able to spot the latest trends relevant for them
13. Is super organised, able to use their initiative and to work in a high-pressured environment
14. Has great attention to detail to ensure that all the important details such as selling price, shipment dates and product attributes are correct
15. Has the ability to build strong relationships with other Retail teams and suppliers alike
16. Effectively demonstrates the ASOS values - Authentic, Brave, Creative and Disciplined
17. Can communicate and present clearly and effectively to all levels
18. Has experience of using relevant trading systems and MS Office
Additional Information
Additional Information
BeneFITS’
19. Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
20. ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
21. Employee sample sales
22. Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
23. 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
24. Discretionary bonus scheme
25. Private medical care scheme
26. Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits