Assistant Buyer

• Select commercial range plans suited to Very customers
• Produce and present reports at trade meetings covering trends, forecasts, and opportunities
• Manage internal and external relationships to maximise commercial opportunities
• Manage day-to-day email relationships with supply chain
• Track competitor activity, market trends, and price positioning
• Maintain brand relationships in line with company values
• Deputise for the Buyer in key meetings
• Delegate, take the lead, and make decisions under pressure
• Formulate Range Frameworks and Brand Plans alongside merchandising functions
• Analyse performance and apply lessons learned to future range building
• Liaise with SMT and articulate sign-offs and category performance
• Identify actions to maximise best sellers and minimise worst‑seller risk
• Report directly to the Buyer and develop buying skills
• Work with the immediate team, wider Sports Category Team, Marketing Team, and Nike

• Experience as an Assistant Buyer at this level or readiness to progress to this level
• Trend awareness and enthusiasm for sports
• Methodical approach
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated initiative
• Strong eye for product
• Understanding of the current market and competition
• Excellent attention to detail
• Highly organised
• Ability to analyse performance and apply lessons learned to future range building
• Ability to anticipate potential team or trading challenges and minimise them
• Ability to build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Ability to liaise with SMT and clearly articulate sign-offs and category performance
• Ability to identify how to maximise best sellers and minimise risk from worst sellers
• Ability to delegate, take the lead, and make decisions under pressure
• Ability to undertake required credit, CIFAS, Right to Work, and, where applicable, DBS checks

Demonstrates strong analytical skills to assess market trends and performance, while effectively managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Capable of formulating range frameworks and brand plans, with a keen eye for product and a methodical approach to decision‑making under pressure.

• Assistant Buyer Experience
• Trend Awareness
• Strong Communication Skills
• Analytical Performance Assessment
• Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Range Framework Formulation
• Brand Plan Development
• Market Trend Analysis
• Competitor Activity Tracking
• Performance Analysis

• Strong Eye for Product
• Highly Organised
• Demonstrated Initiative
• Ability to Delegate
• Decision-Making Under Pressure

• Right to Work Check
• DBS Check

• Commercial Range Plans
• Supply Chain Management
• Category Performance
• Best Seller Maximisation
• Worst Seller Minimisation