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Assistant Fashion Buyer

Excel Recruitment has an amazing opportunity for a passionate and trend focused Assistant Fashion Buyer to join our client, a well-established multisite retailer. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to continue within head office buying but who is also looking to challenge themselves within an innovative and progressive retail environment. Dublin city centre based.

Package:

• Salary €40-50k plus generous benefits

Responsibilities of this Assistant Fashion Buyer job include:

• Assist the Buyer in building the range plan to deliver a commercially viable balanced product range at competitive prices.
• Critical path management, ensuring that all critical dates are achieved.
• Maintain and manage relationships with suppliers and regularly review their performance.
• Raise orders – ensuring accurate info in line with buyers’ direction, accurate packing info, shipping details and merchandising input on ratio.
• Proactively sourcing new product ideas through research (online, street style, competitors etc.) in line with the company sustainability policies.
• Visit stores on regular basis communicating relevant feedback.
• Identify and select vendors and suppliers using criteria such as quantity and quality of commodities, price, and delivery date.
• Determine the correct method to process purchase requisitions depending on total cost, timeliness, competitive bidding, and existing contracts.
• You will be responsible for managing large budgets, forecasting and monitoring market trends.

Requirements for this Assistant Fashion Buyer job include:

• A passion for fashion.
• 2 years of buying experience.
• Third level qualification – Fashion or a Business related qualification is desirable.
• Strong Excel skills and excellent numerical ability is essential.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines.
• An understanding of the customer and the ability to creatively develop product that addresses identified trends.
• Ability to build strong working relationships both externally & internally.

Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call Aoife McCaul 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.