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Assistant Buyer - Own Brand Kidswear, Liverpool
Client: The Very Group
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 54872706da89
Job Views: 6
Posted: 12.08.2025
Expiry Date: 26.09.2025
Job Description:
About the role.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Buyer on Own Brand Kidswear. You’ll report directly into the Buying Manager and Junior Buyer for the area and manage a Buying Assistant, providing lots of opportunities to further develop your skills.
Day-to-day, you will be meeting and handling supplier relationships, working closely with the design team to develop a commercial range suited to our customer, and producing and communicating reports at trade meetings on trends, forecasts, and opportunities.
We’re looking for an Assistant Buyer who already has experience at this level or transferable skills in a relevant profession, with a strong understanding and passion for Buying.
The key skills and behaviors include: being methodical, passionate, strong communication skills, demonstrating initiative, having a keen eye for product, understanding the current market and competition, and excellent attention to detail.
About you:
* Able to deputise for the Buying Manager and Junior Buyer in key meetings.
* Liaison with Senior Management Team and clear articulation of category performance.
* Trading actions: identifying how to improve best sellers and manage worst sellers to minimize risk.
* UK supplier appointments and negotiations with support from the manager.
* Critical path management, including product approvals and leading the garment fit process.
* Relationship management internally and externally to build positive relationships and improve commercial opportunities.
* Commercial awareness: keeping track of market trends, competitor activity, and price positioning.
* Weekly checks of imagery, pricing, and relevant copy.
* Managing a buying assistant, providing development and career growth opportunities.
* Sample management: chasing samples, collating fit samples, and liaising with VM teams for visibility of sign-off products.
Some of our benefits:
* Flexible, hybrid working model
* Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
* £250 flexible benefits allowance
* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Udemy learning access
* Performance and business-related bonus potential
* Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
* Matched pension up to 6%
* More benefits on our career site
How to apply:
Please note that the talent acquisition team manages this vacancy directly. If successful, you will need to undertake credit, CIFAS, Right to Work, and possibly DBS checks. Please disclose any relevant information before these checks are performed, including unspent criminal convictions.
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