<p><strong>Description</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>We are hiring an Assistant Buyer to work within the Footwear team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ranges directly impacting sales across our stores and websites, ultimately contributing to the growth of the business.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Support in Creation of the seasonal Footasylum Buying Strategy for your Product Division through required research and analytics.</li></ul><ul><li>Support in seasonal buying meetings with 3^rd&nbsp;Party brands and Own Brands, aligning with key stakeholders (e.g. Merchandising, Other Divisions, GPM, Marketing).</li></ul><ul><li>Support in SMU creation with relevant brands for relevant Product Division.</li></ul><ul><li>Accountable for the seasonal Product File for defined brands including taking a lead in seasonal sign offs (inc Pricing, Distribution etc)</li></ul><ul><li>Ensure continuous contact out of buying seasons with 3^rd&nbsp;Party Brands to ensure Footasylum product needs are met, and positive relationships are maintained.</li></ul><ul><li>Support the development of direct reports and junior members of the team through continuous coaching and implementation of HR tools (PDPs, Check Ins etc)</li></ul><ul><li>Lead the continuous research into consumer and brands trends in the relevant Product Division, sharing with all relevant stakeholders.</li></ul><ul><li>Ongoing monitoring of business performance and implement relevant action plans.</li></ul><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>We love people with passion for product and we want to utilise that passion to develop your career. We encourage people to “Defy Ordinary”.</p><p>You will be driven, ambitious and motivated. You will work closely with the Buyers to support the buying strategy and delivery of business goals in your product division. Working closely with defined 3rd Party and Own Brands you will support in ensuring best in class brands and products relevant to target consumer are present in Footasylum Stores and on the Ecommerce site for your product division..</p><p>You will have experience within a Buying role and possess excellent Excel and Power BI skills.</p><p><strong>Why Footasylum?&nbsp;</strong></p><p>We are one of the leading omni-channel retailers across the UK, but more than that we are a brilliant place to work. We value you and your development. We pride ourselves on giving our team members the opportunity and the training to enable them to develop their personal and professional skills.</p><p>Our aim is to create a fun and creative environment, where your success is paramount to ours and you are given the right tools, support and platform to achieve your goals.</p><p><strong>Diversity</strong></p><p>We recognise and value the importance of diversity in helping us to ensure that we have a variety of different perspectives when we are providing service to our colleagues and customers. We know that this will help us to deliver a great service, which our customers will love. This is great news for our business. Importantly, for us diversity is also about building happy teams, filled with colleagues who want to learn and want to be inspired by each other and our different experiences.</p><p><strong>Recruitment Process</strong></p><p>We review applications on an individual basis. If we feel you would be a good fit we’ll invite you to join us on a call or Teams chat for an informal discussion about the role, and to see if we are a good fit for you.</p><p>We value open and honest conversations, giving you the chance to learn more about the role in a friendly and informal environment. We want to learn more about you and why you feel that this next step is the right opportunity for your career development.</p><p>Please note, this is not a remote role and our expectation is that you will be able to attend Head Office in a hybrid way, in Greater Manchester.&nbsp;</p>