Responsibilities
- Maintaining CP, communicating with suppliers regularly to ensure that key deadlines are met and any risks to deliveries are highlighted in advance and shared with the wider team.
- Regular CP calls to help build supplier relationships.
- Setting up new styles in our internal systems.
- Providing administrative support to the Assistant buyer and the wider team.
- Sample management: organising and preparing samples for shoots.
- Carrying out online comparative shopping to develop and maintain knowledge of the current marketplace.
- Assisting team meetings—helping prepare for monthly reviews and sign-offs.
- Prepping for fit sessions.
- Additional ad‑hoc tasks.
Qualifications
- The ability to work on your own initiative and in a fast‑paced environment.
- A strong team ethos—working collaboratively, building excellent relationships and communicating confidently to both peers and suppliers.
- The ability to work well in a team but with the ability to thrive in individual tasks.
- Highly organised with excellent time‑keeping skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong commercial awareness.
- PC and Excel literate.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- A passion for clothing.
Benefits
- Hybrid working (3 days in the office at a minimum).
- 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays).
- Annual bonus scheme.
- Enhanced maternity and adoption leave.
- Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution.
- Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services.
- A range of financial wellbeing support.
- Stream— a financial wellbeing tool that helps you track your pay, access earnings early and manage your money with confidence.
- Colleague discount across all N Brown brands.
- Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts.
- Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance.
- Paid volunteer time—all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice.
N Brown is a leading UK digital retail platform for clothing, footwear, home and technology, headquartered in Manchester and employing over 1,200 people nationwide. Through our strategic retail brands JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be and our unique payments offering, we exist to champion inclusivity and serve the underserved. Our customers are our passion, and we take great pride in delivering products that ensure they can look and feel amazing, without compromising on choice, value and accessibility. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by ‘championing inclusion’ we’ll become the most loved and trusted fashion retailer. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture. In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and we’re so proud to have made this list – as voted for by our very own colleagues! Ways of Working: We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role you’re in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So if you are travelling by train, tram or bus we’re perfectly located, surrounded by cool cafés, trendy bars and the best places to eat! Our working hours are 36.17 per week and our core working hours are between 10am – 4pm. Given we don’t have strict working hours you can find the working pattern that’s right for you.
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