Assistant Buyer
Kingston-Upon-Thames
Part-Time (Freelance)
Purpose of the role:
The Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer in the smooth
and commercial delivery of the Pringle product range to drive profitable
sales growth. This role supports the management of the process to ensure that
the collections, once designed are appropriately priced and that they are
effectively produced to the quality expectations of the Pringle customer, and in
line with dept and business expectations.
Responsibilities:
Accountable for:
* Assisting Buyer in all aspects of the
product development process.
* Buy & develop ranges inline with
agreed range and in line with business strategy.
* Contracting orders to suppliers for
all dept to Critical Path (delegating to Admin. If necessary)
* Oversee buying info on the range plan
to ensure 100% accuracy and information entered in a timely manner.
* Sample Management
* Critical path management
Range Development:
* Develop Ranges to agreed plan
& margin, and in line with agreed Supply partners
* Place orders & manage to 95%
availability.
* Maximise sales through trading &
otb strategy.( within agreed parameters)
* Manage critical path & own all
approval stages.
* Liaise with suppliers & Sourcing
to manage sourcing opportunities (with agreement of Dept. head/BD)
* Liaise with merchandiser to produce
lessons learnt for future ranging.
* Produce monthly market &
competitor reports to form strategies for future ranging.
* Present ranges in sign off.
* Be aware of sales and performance.
* Understand cost price/margin/quantity
requirements
Critical Path & fit process:
* Update and manage critical path
weekly.
* Report exceptions to all channel
launch dates to buyer on weekly basis
* Liaise weekly with direct team,
merchandising & technical through garment approval stages, & update
critical path.
* Delegate or approve fabrics, colours
& garment trims to delivery.
* Attend fit sessions & approve
through quickest technical staging.
* Report to Buyer on QC issues to
solutions.
* Raise & follow through debit
notes for late deliveries. Ensure listed on logistics report.
Samples:
* Ensure timely delivery of SMS &
photo shoot samples according to critical path. Manage SMS tracker & liaise
with Channels on handover.
* Manage invoicing and courier charges
for SMS samples (according to budget.)
* Work with technical to manage fit
sessions & sample organisation.
* Arrange samples for sign off. Take
notes & liaise on amendments to range plans.
* Manage sample storage & delegate
dept. tidiness to Admin. If necessary
People:
* Work cross functionally on proof
approvals for product collateral & input buying info to product database.