Assistant Buyer

Here at The Edinburgh Woollen Mill we have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Buyer to join our team based at our Head Office in Carlisle.

As an Assistant Buyer, your primary function is to support the buyer in the daily operational functions within your department. You will also learn to develop key cross functional relationships with internal departments , external suppliers and our overseas sourcing offices.

As well as being part of an exciting and dynamic buying team you will also have the opportunity to gain an industry recognised qualification within your first 18 months

Main responsibilities include:

- Provide administrative support to the buyer covering all issues/queries
- Work with the Buyer and production department to manage the critical path (including supporting approvals)
- Assist with Monday Trade meeting preparation.
- Sample management: general sample organization including working with our suppliers and overseas offices to track samples for seasonal area meetings, web photography, organizing for meetings and sign offs.
- Additional ad-hoc tasks
- Responsible for sending out courier packages
- Carrying out comparative shopping to develop and maintain knowledge of the current marketplace.
- Develop strong working relationships with, and understanding of, internal departments such as merchandising, technical, design and marketing as well as building relationships across the wider structure.

We are looking for someone who has:

- A true love of fashion
- Is Passionate & Friendly
- Wants to start their career in fashion
- Is organised and able to work under pressure
- Good time management
- Has great attention to detail
- Good PC literacy, including Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you.