Assistant Buyer - Womenswear Non Clothing - Nightwear

Assistant Buyer - Womenswear Non Clothing - Nightwear

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This role is central to the commercial success of our product range. You will be responsible for:

• Product Development:
  Building commercially successful ranges through strong supplier relationships, data analysis, and seamless collaboration with design, technology, and merchandising teams.
• Critical Path Management:
  Overseeing the product development and selection critical path, while proactively identifying and seizing new product opportunities.
• Online Performance:
  Partnering with the e‑commerce team to optimise online sales and conversion through expert use of tone of voice, imagery, and other digital tools.
• Marketing & Shoots:
  Liaising with the Marketing team to coordinate campaign and e‑commerce shoots, ensuring alignment with department budgets.
• Team Leadership:
  Ensuring overall success through effective team management, resource delegation, and motivation.

With our online business constantly growing, Total Platform continuing to strengthen and our retail stores remaining distinguished for our customer base, our buyers have a big responsibility to create attractive and profitable product ranges across the business. They collaborate with our Designers, Merchandisers and Technologists to put together stylish new collections for every season.

Join the dynamic and rapidly expanding Women’s Nightwear & Loungewear Team. This is your chance to step onto a platform of success alongside passionate industry experts. As a highly motivated Assistant Buyer, you’ll be integral to nurturing this fast‑paced department's growth. Your core mission will be to expand market share by staying ahead of trends and seizing commercial product opportunities. You’ll be hands‑on in everything from sourcing and developing new fabrics and building key supplier relationships to expert range building, product buying, order progression, and driving innovative photoshoot concepts.

This exciting role is based at our Enderby office in Leicester.

• Experience managing a large option count effectively with a clear understanding of the critical path.
• Analytical and planning skills, with the ability to identify the latest trends for this category and a comprehensive understanding of market competition.
• Proven track record in identifying opportunities to streamline the critical path and trade ranges in‑season.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Enthusiastic attitude and team‑player mindset.

Sponsorship:
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Profit‑related bonus – based on company performance
• Private health insurance – surgery choices
• Sharesave scheme – savings from net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount
• Pension – fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, with additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) possible
• 25% staff discount on most NEXT products – plus discount on other products
• Wagestream – helps you make the most out of your money
• Salary finance – access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education
• Life assurance
• Direct to work – NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection
• VIP sale – early access to the NEXT sale
• Access to NEXT staff shops
• Octopus energy – cycle‑to‑work style for electric vehicles
• Free parking (excluding London locations)
• Travel2
  
  NEXT – bus services dependent on location
• On‑site dining facilities (excluding London locations)
• National and local discounts on goods and services – includes discounted cinema tickets
• Wellhub – access to discounted gym membership
• Simply health – a healthcare subscription service
• Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service – 7 free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check
• On‑site GP – Leicester Head Office
• On‑site physio – Leicester Head Office
• A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners
• Free eye testing – voucher to use at specific locations

Entry level

Full‑time

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Retail