Job Description
Description
The Buying team at River Island plays a key role in realizing the commercial opportunities created by our unique designs across all of our channels. This is achieved through effective range planning, awareness of key commercial data and customer trends, excellent supplier relations and internal networks, and execution of the Buying Strategy to deliver sales and profit plans. The Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer with trading, booking, fitting, range building, negotiation and supplier management, while ensuring the BAA team manages the critical path smoothly.
Location
Head Office, Chelsea House (West London)
Key Accountabilities
- Support weekly trading reviews, updating and providing information to the Buying team as needed
- Ensure orders and invoices are accurately and efficiently processed by the BAAs, and new suppliers are onboarded
- Effective sample management, including labelling, working with s...