Summary: The Assistant Buyer (Maternity Cover) at Vivienne Westwood will provide critical administrative and analytical support to the Buying department, collaborating closely with the Account Buyer and Buying and Allocation Assistant. This full-time role is essential for managing stock flow and ensuring effective distribution to stores and Ecommerce, contributing to the achievement of sales targets. The position is a Fixed Term Contract for 11 months based in the Conduit Head Office. The role requires a proactive approach to support the buying team and maintain strong relationships across departments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the buying team by raising orders, managing data, and ensuring records are accurate and submitted on time.
• Optimise stockturn by highlighting slow selling products and recommending actions to be taken.
• Plan allocation and replenishment criteria based on store capacity, seasonality, min/max, on sale weeks, sales curves, etc.
• Maintain store allocation parameters and allocate initial stock to stores based on the range plan.
• Analyse and regularly update allocation parameters to reflect current and future trading patterns.
• Coordinate the flow of information and build strong relationships with stores/Ecommerce/DC to deliver commercial insights.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on sales, best and worst sellers, competitor activity, etc.
• Amend allocation plan according to weekly trading decisions.
• Feedback product learning to assist Buying in range planning.
• Maintain knowledge of systems used in the department (Excel, SAP, BI) and attend training as required.
• Oversee preparation of weekly and monthly retail and buying reports.
• Write up meeting notes and distribute to attendees in a timely manner.
• Support organisation of the buying schedule and appointments.
• Assist the Buyer in meeting key deadlines through proactive planning and coordination.
• Support preparation for company Buying presentations.
• Notice discrepancies in data and communicate to relevant departments.
• May be expected to work longer hours/weekends during buying season.
• Perform any ad-hoc tasks required.

Key Skills:

• Analytical and results-driven with the ability to use data to measure performance.
• Process-oriented with excellent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office applications.
• Commercial acumen and confidence in analysing large volumes of data.
• Numerical and analytical experience in administration and database management.
• Team player with a genuine interest in buying and willingness to learn.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise tasks.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively in group situations.
• Ability to build strong relationships with key departments.
• Proactive, flexible, and responsive to business needs.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to apply different ways of thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines.
• Responsible for maintaining work standards of BAA and ensuring task completion.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other