As an Assistant Buyer you will support the Buying team to ensure we maximise the departments sales and profitability. In the role you maintain organisation within the department including sample handling. You contribute to the best purchase by securing customer and brand requirements on orders with regards to time, price, quality and quantity. 

What you will do:

• Support to maximise the departments/concepts sales and profitability by maintaining timelines both before and after order replacement
• Follow weekly trade updates for future opportunities. ​
• Drive daily organisation and running of the department for your team​Continuously evaluate and research our customer, figure out the buying habits and its effects on trends, deliver information to the design team to drive product development ​
• Conduct regular analysis of our competitors and provide insights to team, ensuring we offer our customers great value for money
• Communicate with the production office, follow up order placements and meet deadlines​.
• Handle samples as well as oversee and maintain the wardrobe, making sure all samples are kept neat, tidy and organized​
• Manage the post flow from and to recipients ​
• Raise orders, and order updates​
• Prepare and assist fittings,  organize agenda, provide samples at the right place right time and right quantity​
• Maintain responsibility for ensuring call-off, supplier and trailing quantity moves happen as required​
• Be part of reviewing and analysing the departments product, assortment and selling, consider actions according to the business needs and present sales figures​.