Assistant Buyer

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.

Full‑time

• 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 buyer’s absence chair the meeting and post‑meeting liaise with suppliers to ensure actions are completed.
• Review lab dips, bulk fabric and trim approval submissions and present to buyer for final review and approval.
• Assist 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 casual wear critical paths. Log approvals, chase suppliers, and contribute to weekly critical path meetings under the support and guidance of managers.
• Load products on our in‑house system ready for POs.
• Complete and document monthly and seasonal comp shop reports.
• Manage sample management.
• Assist with project work when required.
• Assist with sample sales when required.

• Merchandising
• Buying/Product Development
• Factories
• Design
• Shipping
• QA

• 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 housekeeping 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.

• Buying
• Menswear