Assistant BuyerLet's Take it On LicensingLondon £32,000 - £40,000Next is the biggest fashion and lifestyle retailer within the UK & Europe's largest online clothing retailer.
There are over 500 stores in the UK, representing 8.3million square feet of retail space.
We have around 45,000 employees.
We have 8 million customers on the website selling in 72 countries selecting from 280 million products which are sold by us each year.
Our brand is highly trusted.
Everything we do represents genuine value for money.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.Your roleAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join the brand licensing team in London as an Assistant Buyer, where you will design, source, develop, and buy childrenswear for a well-known brand.
We seek candidates with brand experience and a detail-oriented, entrepreneurial approach.
In this role, you will support the buyer in developing commercially successful ranges aligned with the licensor's vision, manage fit meetings, oversee lab dip/strike off approvals, and ensure clear communication with suppliers.
You will also negotiate costs to meet Key Performance Indicators, provide administrative support, analyse sales and trends to identify new opportunities, collaborate with the license team and internal sourcing division, and manage samples for various meetings and photoshoots.About youWe are looking for a highly organised and proactive Assistant Buyer to join our team in London!
You will manage a wide range of responsibilities throughout the development process, assist with the administrative aspects of buying, and confidently present proposals to gather support within the business and from external brand partners.
Your extensive knowledge of current and potential market and fashion trends will enable you to create commercially inspiring ranges.
As a team player, you will collaborate with merchandisers, designers, technologists, suppliers, and licensors to develop a successful range in a fast-paced trading environment, all while maintaining an enthusiastic and positive approach to growing the business.Your teamOur Licence team is a fast growing business area, with fantastic scope for employees to develop and learn and be involved in Brands liaison and Product Development in equal measure.
The team is all about innovation and are passionate about key trends and newness, which allow them to trade and grow the departments rapidly, working with a wide supply base across the world.
Your benefits We'll discuss more of what you'll get when you work for Next at interview, but here's an overview of what you can expect: Profit–related bonus 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more Contributions into a pension scheme Life assurance Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success 25% staff discount on most Next products National and local discounts on goods and services A digital GP healthcare service