Assistant Buyer - Ben Sherman
Full-Time
Leeds
As an
Assistant Buyer you will play a vital role within our Ben Sherman Buying team.
You will provide essential support to your Buyer and department.
Key Accountabilities:
* Complete and issue costing packs as requested by the
buyer and follow up with suppliers.
* Assist
the buyer with range building including style confirmation, colours, and
product development for all seasonal ranges.
* Attend fit meetings with the buyer and QA and assist
in completing buying comments for all samples received. In the Buyers
absence chair the meeting. Post meeting liaising with suppliers to ensure
actions are to be completed.
* Review
lab dips, bulk fabric and trim approval submissions and present to buyer
for final review and approval.
* Assisting
the Buyer in all aspects of the product development process.
* Book in all
departments post and process outgoing post. Ensuring full records are kept
* Assist with seasonal
tech packs for cross costing and production
* Assist with setting up
the branding packs, packaging guides and care label templates and checking
artwork from suppliers
* Manage the daily admin
for the casualwear critical paths. Logging approvals, chasing suppliers, and
contributing to weekly critical path meetings under the support and guidance of
manager/s
* Loading products on
our inhouse system ready for POs
* Completing and
documenting monthly and seasonal comp shop reports
* Sample management
* Assist with project
work when required
* Assist with the sample
sales when required
Communication & Working Relationships:
Contact with the following teams:
* Merchandising
* Buying/Product Development
* Factories
* Design
* Shipping
* QA
Knowledge & Skills:
* Relevant
skills working within a buying office - buying cycle, critical paths and
sample management
* Proactive and uses initiative
* Strong accuracy skills
* Ability to produce and edit CAD documents – Ideally
to have experience of Illustrator and InDesign
* Ability to work on own
initiative
* Creative presentation
skills
* Strong communication
skills over the phone, in writing and face-to-face
* Very strong
house-keeping and organisational skills
* Time Management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and
manage multiple priorities
* Self-motivated
* Team player -
ability to manage working relationships at all levels and be hands on
supporting the department to achieve strategies and budgets
* Understanding of
the clothing industry & trading environments. Broad knowledge of either
retail or wholesale environments
* Keen follower of
the menswear market & trends