Assistant Buyer - Womenswear

Job Description

As an Assistant Buyer on the Womenswear Jersey team, you will support product development across Jersey Basics & Fancy Jersey. You will contribute to driving sales and profitability by supporting the development of a strong, customer-focused assortment aligned with COS aesthetics. Working closely with Buying, Design, Pattern, Production, Material, and Supply Chain teams, you will help secure orders that meet brand and customer requirements across time, price, quality, and quantity, supporting meaningful growth within the department.

What you will do:

• Be part of reviewing and analysing the departments product, assortment, quantity and selling, considering actions according to the business needs and present sales figures.

• Support to maximize the departments sales and profitability by maintaining timelines both before and after order replacement.

• Monitor and react to how the departments customers are affected by trends and their surroundings

• Drive the day-to-day organization within your team

• Manage the post flow to and from recipients

• Conduct regular analysis of our competitors and provide insights to your team, ensuring we offer our customers great value for money.

• Communicate with the production office regarding product development. Follow up order placements and meet deadlines.

• Support with driving the product development from start to end and in close collaboration with the buyer and in line with dept margin targets.

• Prepare and assist fittings, organize agenda, provide samples at the right place, right time and right quantity.

• Responsible for handling samples as well as overseeing and maintain the sample wardrobe, making sure all samples are kept neat and tidy

• Raise orders and order updates.

Qualifications

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

In combination with our values for this role we are also looking for:

• Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or Senior Buying Admin Assistant within womenswear (jersey experience desirable).

• Strong product development knowledge, with experience partnering closely with in-house Design and cross-functional teams.

• Commercially minded with strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft 365.

• Comprehensive understanding of market trends, competitor activity and customer needs, with a passion for contemporary fashion and design.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with a collaborative approach.

• Highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Genuine passion for the COS brand and supporting in buying the best product offer for our customer!

Additional Information

This is a full time permanent role based at our Head Office in London, 5 days per week.

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to this UK based colleagues also receive:

• Up to 25 days holiday

• Annual health checks

• Pension scheme

• Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub

• Cycle to work scheme

• Discounted gym membership

• Employee assistance via retail trust

• Private health & dental care

Inclusion & Diversity

At COS we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

Company Description

COS offers a wardrobe of ready-to-wear and accessories rooted in exceptional quality and lasting design. The creative soul of the brand is fuelled by a deep connection to modern culture, dynamic global cities and compelling fashion movements. With an emphasis on expert craftsmanship, innovation and materiality, collections are created with a mindful approach, seamlessly blending contemporary and timeless. Learn more about COS here.

Ready to register interest? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!