<h3 class="theme-panel-header text-2xl pb-6 theme-vacancy-section-title">About the role</h3><p><strong>Key Responsibilites</strong></p><ul><li>Assisting the product purchaser to manage the key line process including utilisation of e-auction technology&nbsp;</li><li>Creating strong relationships across the trading floor&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Developing strong supplier relationships&nbsp;</li><li>Working to taking ownership of own key lines and supplier negotiation area&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Data</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Creation of data summary sheets with excellent level of accuracy&nbsp;</li><li>Manage the sending out of tech packs and samples to all suppliers working with the Trainee Product Purchaser.&nbsp;</li><li>Assisting with preparation of any business E Auctions alongside Product Purchasers&nbsp;</li><li>Help prepare and review any relevant E Auction analysis and file&nbsp;</li><li>Assist with supplier face to face meetings and auctions with a growth plan of owning an area and negotiating that area with the Product Purchaser over seeing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Support the product purchaser with updating of any central documents&nbsp;</li><li>Support Product Purchaser on letter of intent/email confirmations&nbsp;</li><li>Manage and organise supplier matrix&nbsp;</li><li>Help prepare keyline one page analysis after each keyline season&nbsp;</li><li>Support Product Purchaser with supplier communication and negotiation&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Commercial</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Partake in benchmarking aimed at quality and country of manufacture preparing presentation to show findings.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Support any ad hoc projects needed from the Product Purchasers&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Gain fabric and sustainability knowledge through attending training courses and liaising with buying teams/fabric team.&nbsp;</li><li>Support team by having packaging knowledge for all product areas by working with the packaging teams.&nbsp;</li><li>Support team by having knowledge of freight rates and duty by country of manufacture by working with the imports team/using range plans.&nbsp;</li><li>Oversee and support sample management of key lines.&nbsp;</li><li>Sample management of key lines ensuring we have samples for each key line from suppliers negotiating.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Supplier management</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Manage supplier scorecards including set up and regular tracking&nbsp;</li><li>Support on supplier strategy&nbsp;</li><li>Support with supplier meeting set ups and any follow up as required&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Team</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Support Product Purchaser to deliver KPI’s&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Work with Product Purchaser and Trainee Product Purchaser on all relevant tasks and projects&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>Please note: internally this role is known as Assistant Product Purchaser</strong></em></p><div class="absolute bottom-2 right-2"><button onclick="scrollToTop()" class="theme-primary p-2 rounded-lg flex"> <i translate="no" class="material-symbols-outlined"> arrow_upward </i> </button></div>