Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Target Resume Now
Tailor your resume to this Assistant Buyer role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against New Look's job description. Free.
Tailor your resume to this Assistant Buyer role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against New Look's job description. Free.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Assistant Buyer posting at New Look — free, in seconds.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Assistant Buyer posting at New Look — free, in seconds.
About the Role
As an Assistant Buyer, you will support the Buyer in bringing creative ideas to life while balancing commercial priorities to build exciting, trend-led ranges. You will work closely with suppliers and internal teams to ensure product is delivered on time, on trend, and at great value.
Responsibilities
- Immerse yourself in the Business Strategy and use it to drive your department forward.
- Stay ahead of market trends and customer insights to guide product decisions.
- Understand your department’s customer, market share and opportunities to help drive success.
- Work closely with Marketing and Ecommerce to support windows, photoshoots, and other campaigns.
- Assist in preparing for Department Strategy Planning, contributing fresh ideas and insight.
- Support the product journey from design brief to launch, collaborating with Design, Marketing and wider teams.
- Negotiate with suppliers to achieve the best cost prices and hit margin targets.
- Spot trends and translate them into commercial, customer-focused product.
- Keep data and systems up to date, including Assortment Planning tools.
- Choose the right sourcing routes and suppliers for each product.
- Monitor the critical path to ensure intake and distribution targets are met.
- Attend fit sessions in the Buyer’s absence and provide styling and product feedback.
- Build strong supplier relationships, managing KPIs and ensuring sampling requirements are met.
- Negotiate and liaise effectively with suppliers to deliver quality product on time.
- Monitor trade reports and take action where needed to maximise sales.
- Adapt plans quickly to respond to market changes and challenges.
- Share insights on products, suppliers, and best/worst sellers to inform decisions.
- Keep an eye on competitors through ongoing analysis and action where appropriate.
- Support the development of colleagues, providing training and guidance where needed.
- Work collaboratively with Merchandising, Design and Technical teams.
- Be a positive role model, inspiring peers through enthusiasm and expertise.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of clothing/fashion product, trends, and customer preferences.
- Commercially aware, with numeracy and ability to analyse sales, stock and product performance.
- Experience supporting the end-to-end buying process and product development.
- Confident negotiating with suppliers and understanding sourcing options.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across teams and suppliers.
- Organised, able to manage multiple product areas, deadlines, and critical paths.
- Able to support, train and mentor junior team members.
- Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or as a Senior BAA within fashion retail preferred.
Skills
- Product Development
- Negotiation
- Trend Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Mentoring
Location
- UK
Work Type
- 4 Days In Office
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Assistant Buyer
- Senior BAA
Benefits
- 40% staff discount
- Friends & family discounts
- Access to reward platform for external discount and offers
- Private pension scheme
- Virtual GP access
- Life assurance policy
- Buy more holiday scheme
- Extra paid day off on your birthday
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Shared parental leave
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Partnership with Retail Trust
- Partnership with Fashion & Textile Children's Trust
About the Company
- A feel-good fashion brand making style accessible and fun for over 55 years.
- Operates via website, mobile app, and over 300 stores in the UK.
- Values: Play to win, customer obsessed, we are one, it starts with me.
- Cares about employees and the planet, believing fashion should be a force for positive change.
- Celebrates inclusion and diversity.
- Prioritises development and offers training for progression.
- Flexible employer, open to discussing various work patterns.
Equal Opportunity
- We celebrate inclusion and diversity in everything we do.
- We’re proud of our inclusive culture and our talented team members who embrace our shared purpose, behaviours and values.