Assistant Buyer - London, United Kingdom - JoJo Maman Bebe

JoJo Maman Bebe

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

What we expect from you:
Join our friendly and talented Buying team as our new Assistant Buyer. Where you will ensure the smooth running process of purchasing and production of our own label girls fashion range.

Working closely with the other members of the design and production team this role helps ensure goods are developed and then produced to schedule, to target costings and to the quality standard expected.

Working with the Buyer you will be involved with sourcing new suppliers and managing existing suppliers.

The role also involves helping with the management and training of team - BAAs and Trainees to ensure targets are met with regards to systems management, sample management and ad hoc administrative duties.

Main responsibilities:

Systems, Supply and Delivery

Ensuring new and revised items are issued to vendors
Ensuring critical path for development and production is accurate and up to date.
Ensuring the system is accurate at all times.
Assisting the Buyer in sourcing of new supply opportunities that meet our ethical / trading standards.
Ensuring all new suppliers and items are correctly created on the system
Placing and confirming order quantities and schedules with suppliers.
Setting up and maintaining delivery schedules managing the input and update of ETA's on the system
Liaising with suppliers to ensure information flows and critical dates achieved
Helping manage team to hit delivery dates ensuring regular weekly supplier updates, chasing for deliveries and highlighting any issues.
Liaising with Supply Chain / Tech / Merchandising ref expected deliveries
Helping manage the team liaison with the supply chain team, ensuring clear communication to enable the smooth running of the process.
Liaison with Supply Chain / Technical / Merch / Stores ref any QC issues and taking action as necessary.
Emergency sourcing of replacement product

Range Development, Planning, Trading & Market Performance

Ensuring range plans and department spreadsheets are up to date and accurate
Preparation of samples for meetings and assisting Buyer in meetings.
Supporting with samples and submissions as required
Ensuring all current season sales information is accurate and up to date and useful
Ensuring all competitors product and price analysis is accurate and up to date
Presenting comps to senior team members when required
Ensuring key team visual and data led information such as sales and selections are produced for relevant meetings
Bringing to attention and following up on any new development or design opportunities
Work with the Buyer responsible for overseeing ancillary trim items such as polybags/ labels/ swingers to ensure we are optimising the best offer available in terms of sustainability, price, quality and delivery.
Support the buyer in the garment costing process, chasing prices, sending agreed targets and updating the cross cost sheets
Support the buyer in sourcing new suppliers ensuring that we sourcing in line with our Ethical and sustainability guidelines ensuring we communicate the changes to the other internal teams such as Garment Tech and design.

Communications & Web, Catalogue, Social Media

Ensuring Photo and Wholesale samples are received and used through the business as required
Supporting the Creative Assets department in preparing for photoshoots.
Contributing to the smooth running of the photoshoot, if required

Team Success

Identifying team priorities and assistant the buyer and AB in managing the team to meet deadlines
Overseeing the training of the junior team members
Assisting the Buyer with trouble shooting problems and focusing on solutions.
Positively supporting the BAA's, covering in absence and finding positive solutions to process complications.
General support to the business as required

What we look for in you:

Key competencies and skills will include:

Excellent communication and organisational skills
Exemplary verbal and written English
Ability to utilise systems & employ processes effectively for the role.
Strong time management skills, attention to detail, and accuracy of work.
Ability to assess problems and recommend solutions.
Confident supplier management and influencing skills.
Ability to be an efficient, multitasking and reliable team member who can be responsible for their own priorities and workload.
Ability to selfmanage stress levels, ensuring that tasks are prioritised and adjusted in line with the dynamic needs of the business.

Key performance indicators could include:

The successful management of the critical path meeting key dates.
Proven supplier management and solid supplier relationships.
Accuracy of Navision and spreadsheets to ensure mínimal business corrections
Actively seeking to achieve team goals and assist others, supporting colleagues.
Using initiative to improve the way we do things.
Aptitude to learn whilst in the role.
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