Assistant Buyer

Join one of the fastest-growing online retailers in the UK and be part of something extraordinary. This growing homeware retailer, who are experiencing exponential year-on-year growth, a loyal and rapidly expanding customer base, and a product range that’s turning heads across the UK, we’re on a mission to make style, quality and value accessible for every home. We’re now looking for a highly organised Buying Assistant to support the Buying Team in delivering commercially successful ranges that inspire and engage our customers. As a Buying Assistant, you’ll play a key role in supporting the end-to-end buying process – from critical path management and sample approval through to product launches and campaign planning. You’ll work closely with buyers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to ensure deadlines are met and ranges are brought to market on time. This is a great opportunity for someone with Buying Admin experience to step up, expand their skills, and grow within a fast-paced, creative retail environment. You will assist with: * Critical Path Management – taking full responsibility for depts CP. * Sample Management – making sure all samples are organised and approved on time * Responsible for approval of pre shipment inspections * Creation and management of label artwork * Assisting Buyer in range building and development- including attending comp shops and online comp shopping * Oversee and sign off the sample process – lab dips/strike offs, red seals and gold seals * Strong understanding of our target consumer, competitors and marketplace platforms * Liaise with far east factories to ensure that deadlines are met * Ensure we are achieving set launch dates * Assist with the development of product ranges across our brands, contributing new ideas that are relevant for each brands target market * Consistently keep up to date with new trends, colours and fabrics * Carrying out in-store and online competitor analysis and SWOT reports to assist Buyer in buys * Communicating with the Ecommerce team to help support Campaigns and Photo Shoots * Organizing and giving inspiration/ guidance to studio for photography styling per range. To apply you will have: * Minimum 2 years’ experience in Buying Administration within a Head Office environment. * Ideally experience within homeware/home products/textiles, soft furnishings or similar * Wide market awareness across Home Value Retailers in the market * Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment. * Happy to work in an office 5 days per week * Excellent communication and presentation skills. * Solid commercial awareness with strong understanding of target consumer and competitors. * Proficiency in Excel and strong overall IT skills. Why join: * A creative and collaborative environment. * Casual dress * Extensive career progression * Great hours of work * Company events * Company pension * Employee discount * Free parking