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Assistant Buyer - Ben Sherman

Full-Time

Leeds

As an Assistant Buyer you will play a vital role within our Ben Sherman Buying team. You will provide essential support to your Buyer and department.

Key Accountabilities:

Complete and issue costing packs as requested by the buyer and follow up with suppliers.
Assist the buyer with range building including style confirmation, colours, and product development for all seasonal ranges.
Attend fit meetings with the buyer and QA and assist in completing buying comments for all samples received. In the Buyers absence chair the meeting. Post meeting liaising with suppliers to ensure actions are to be completed.
Review lab dips, bulk fabric and trim approval submissions and present to buyer for final review and approval.
Assisting the Buyer in all aspects of the product development process.
Book in all departments post and process outgoing post. Ensuring full records are kept
Assist with seasonal tech packs for cross costing and production
Assist with setting up the branding packs, packaging guides and care label templates and checking artwork from suppliers
Manage the daily admin for the casualwear critical paths. Logging approvals, chasing suppliers, and contributing to weekly critical path meetings under the support and guidance of manager/s
Loading products on our inhouse system ready for POs
Completing and documenting monthly and seasonal comp shop reports
Sample management
Assist with project work when required
Assist with the sample sales when required

Communication & Working Relationships:

Contact with the following teams:

Knowledge & Skills:

Relevant skills working within a buying office - buying cycle, critical paths and sample management
Proactive and uses initiative
Strong accuracy skills
Ability to produce and edit CAD documents – Ideally to have experience of Illustrator and InDesign
Ability to work on own initiative
Creative presentation skills
Strong communication skills over the phone, in writing and face-to-face
Very strong house-keeping and organisational skills
Time Management skills - Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
Self-motivated
Team player - ability to manage working relationships at all levels and be hands on supporting the department to achieve strategies and budgets
Understanding of the clothing industry & trading environments. Broad knowledge of either retail or wholesale environments
Keen follower of the menswear market & trends

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