Buying

Assistant Buyer - Job Description

Reporting to : Buyer

Main Duties

This job description is to be used in conjunction with the Buyer s job description in

so far as the Assistant Buyer may be called upon to undertake any task outlined in

the Buyer s Job Description. Any assessment of standards of performance would

however take into account the inevitable gap between Buyer and Assistant Buyer in

terms of skills and experience.

Additional / Specific Duties

Support to Buying team

To maintain accurate critical path

Additional / Specific Responsibilities

QC samples of product before going into production

Process orders accurately

To ensure all parties aware of any amendments on orders

Liaise with suppliers

Competitive shopping once a month

Store visits once a month fact finding

Senior Allocator Job Description

Reporting To: Merchandiser on Brand

Objective

To ensure that stock is sent to the correct place at the right time in order to prospect sales

Main Duties

To allocate New stock to stores using the grading system

To use sales analysis to grade stores according to sales performance, working closely with

the branch merchandising team

To work closely with branch merchandising to create stock grades

To use Monday sales reports to provide the team with sales analysis for trading meeting

To replenish store stock using sales and grading information, ensuring that stores are turning

on a healthy cover and that the stock is in the right place

To undertake analysis to identify strong or poor performing stores or lines and make

suggestions to your merchandiser on any action that needs to be taken

To work closely with the buying team when planning new line allocations in order to allow

enough time to quality check each line.

To work closely with the store communications team to ensure that the visual merchandising

team receive clear instructions when receiving stock

Responsibilities

Brand integrity

To have an awareness of the range and any key drivers/volume lines in order to make sure

that stores have adequate stock levels

Implicate any changes required to lines or stores by given deadline

Action any stock builds or stock packages for new stores

Use the buy plan and the delivery schedule to manage intake and plan allocations and picks

Recording and Sharing Data

Is competent at using Excel to update spreadsheets

Can analyse weekly trading performance and present in weekly allocator trading meeting

Ad hoc analysis as required by team

Behavioural

Can ensure that picks are completed by a given deadline in order to manage warehouse

expectations

Can develop good working relationships with other departments

Is flexible and can easily adapt to change in a fast paced environment

Market Knowledge Has good commercial awareness and able to offer opinions Is aware of brand/customer profile

Ability to conduct regular store visits