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Selfridges —London
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- Analysis skills
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- Full-time
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
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- Continuous improvement
- Organisational skills
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Strategic Buyer - Soft Facilities
Cygnet —London
Joining us on a full time 37.5 hour per week basis, you will work in a remote capacity, but will need to attend London or Kings Hill (Kent) offices 1-2 days per…
£43,000 - £46,000 a year
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Assistant Buyer - Food

Selfridges -
London

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Job details

Permanent

Qualifications

Supplier ordering
Sourcing
Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Merchandising
Analysis skills
Product development
Partnership building
Purchasing
Negotiated procurement
Project management experience
Purchasing and procurement experience

Full job description

Job Introduction

As an Assistant Buyer, you will be responsible for our Beer, Wine and Spirits Buying department, supporting the Buyer in sourcing brands and product. You will work with the Buyer to negotiate the best terms for the business with suppliers to ensure the ordering process is efficient and compliant with Selfridges processes and to assist the Buying Admin where necessary.

As Assistant Buyer, you will:

Support the buyer across the BWS business – ensuring thorough knowledge of product and market
Negotiate the best possible terms with suppliers i.e. margin, trade discounts, markdown support, working with the Buyer where appropriate
Forge strong partnerships with our brand partners and our brand partnerships team
Work with the Buyer and Merchandiser to ensure that decisions are based on a sound commercial framework to drive sales and profit
Monitor and review trade in season, making trading recommendations to the Buyer where necessary.
Support the Buyers Admin with weekly trade packs, and NPD packs feeding back and presenting key findings to Senior stakeholders
Drive space takeovers in London and the city flagships ensuring that everything is approved ahead of time, forms filled in/agreements in place and brands know when to install/deinstall
Assist with range planning, working closely with the Merchandiser and Buyer
Work with the Merchandiser to analyse performance, making recommendations to the Buyer i.e. to keep or discontinue within the business
Communicate effectively with retail operations teams, particularly with regard to new launches and product training
Work closely with Marketing and PR and to be aware of promotional opportunities during negotiations with suppliers
Carry out research into key trends and attend tastings/events
Where relevant, to supervise the wider team and monitor workload always thinking about better ways of working and streamlining the workload
Work closely with VM to ensure product placement optimises the look and performance of the department
Ensure effective communication with retail operations teams, particularly with regard to new season launches and product training
Work with our concession partners to support and drive them to reach/exceed plan
Support the buyers admin with their product development and their general workload if required

A bit about you

Highly knowledgeable. You will have a well-developed understanding of the product/market
Buying Experience Required and WSET (or equivalent) Preferred
Strategic and operational. With strong analytical skills and experience driving long-term and profitable commercial strategies, you’ll be able to successfully manage projects through to completion.
Engaging. Able to influence your stakeholders, retail and brands, you know how to use both data and market trends to drive commercial opportunities
Customer focused. Combined with exceptional taste and instinct, you are able to push the boundaries to offer new and exciting product
All over the numbers. You are numerate with a highly commercial approach, as well as proficient in excel
Collaborative. Working flexibly as part of the wider Buying team you will support in projects and cross functional meetings as appropriate
Organised with attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to influence

Selfridges

Salary

Competitive plus benefits

Annually

Job Reference

selfridges/TP/318309/7012

Contract Type

Permanent

Closing Date

21 August, 2026

Job Category

Buying

Location

London, United Kingdom

22 July, 2026

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