Senior Assistant Buyer (Miss Selfridge)

Company Description

We're ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. We're Disability Confident Committed. Let our Talent Team know if you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Job Description

The Role

As a Senior Assistant Buyer within Miss Selfridge, you'll play a key role in delivering trend-led, commercially successful ranges that excite our customer and drive business performance. Working closely with your Buyer and cross-functional partners, you'll use your commercial awareness, product expertise and customer insight to influence key decisions, identify opportunities for growth and support the development of junior talent.

The Details

• Taking ownership of key product categories within Miss Selfridge, driving performance through a strong understanding of customer, trend and trade.
• Partnering with the Buyer to shape and deliver a commercially successful range strategy.
• Leading the selection and sign-off of product ranges, balancing customer insight, trend relevance and commercial performance.
• Owning weekly trade analysis, identifying risks and opportunities, and making recommendations to improve department performance.
• Deputising for the Buyer when required, presenting trade performance and product strategy to key stakeholders.
• Building strong supplier relationships and leading negotiations around cost prices, delivery schedules and product improvements.
• Coaching and developing Buyers Administrators, role modelling ASOS behaviours and supporting future talent.
• Supporting our culture by championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.

We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team. That's why our approach to working together includes spending at least 3 days a week in the office. It's a rhythm that speeds up decision-making, helps ASOSers learn from each other more quickly, and builds the kind of culture where people can grow, create and succeed.

Qualifications

About You

• Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or Senior Assistant Buyer within Womenswear.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience using trade performance to drive decision-making.
• Passionate about fashion, trends and understanding the Miss Selfridge customer.
• Proven ability to balance customer, trend and commercial priorities when building ranges.
• Confident influencing stakeholders and presenting recommendations.
• Strong supplier management and negotiation skills.
• Experience coaching and developing junior team members.
• Demonstrates the ASOS values of Authentic, Brave, Creative and Disciplined.

Additional Information

BeneFITS’

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!
• Employee sample sales
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Private medical care scheme
• Fixed Annual Payment in addition to your salary each year, it's just an extra thank you from us
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in-the-moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role