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Buying Assistant - Year in Industry Placement

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ASOS.com

May 3, 2024

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Placement Program
  • Hospitality & Retail
  • London

Requirements

  • Must be studying towards a relevant degree, this year in industry placement will form a part of your University degree course.
  • Is super organised, able to use their initiative and to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Lives and breathes fashion and is passionate about product
  • Has a strong understanding of 20-something culture and the ASOS customer, and is able to find the latest trends relevant to them
  • Has great attention to detail, to ensure all the important details such as selling price, shipment dates and product attributes are precise
  • Is able to build great professional relationships
  • Is confident using MS Office and learning new systems

Responsibilities

  • Maintaining the Critical Path and communicating with suppliers to ensure that we meet each key date in the trading calendar and the product runs on time
  • Managing and keeping track of a high volume of samples, through fit sessions, development, shoots, sign off meetings
  • Accurately raising purchase orders in line with supplier/brand deadlines, and managing these throughout the product lifecycle to ensure the range plan is fully up to date
  • Working closely with Merchandising, Design, Production, Technical, Marketing and your Brands/Suppliers daily
  • Delivering efficient administrative support to the team, to ensure that everything runs smoothly and that relevant reports and files are kept up to date at all times
  • Supporting your Buying team with product development that is customer focused and aligns with the wider business strategy, with relevant attention to commercialism, costing, and innovation
  • Conducting regular comp shops to understand competitor activity, identifying opportunities for the department and presenting back ideas to the team
  • Attending relevant systems and soft skills training, to drive your development
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ASOS.com

Be whoever you want to be @ ASOS 🌟

Fashion & Arts
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
2000
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We exist to give people 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 judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions. Whatever your role, ASOS will encourage you to be you, fulfilling your creative potential with our global reach. Push boundaries, and challenge expectations. We’re determined to succeed, so we’ll trust you to deliver. Help drive our journey to becoming the global fashion destination for 20-somethings At ASOS our 3,000+ employees are immersed in the creative worlds and have a truly entrepreneurial attitude. Our ASOSers are authentic, brave, creative and disciplined to the core and find ways to blend our passion for fashion with cutting edge technology. Sound up your street? Join us.

Benefits

  • Employee Discount

    The most asked-about benefit! As an ASOSer, you’ll receive an exclusive employee discount. You can also nominate a family member or friend to share your discount with.

  • Pension

    Retirement might not be on your mind right now, but it’s important to prep for it. We offer matched contributions up to 5% to help you save.

  • Private Medical Care scheme

    If you join our Private Medical Care scheme, you’ll get fast and effective access to medical cover.

  • Bonus

    What we achieve is always a team effort. That’s why we offer a discretionary bonus scheme which rewards you based on the company performance and your individual performance.

  • Your birthday off!

    Who wants to work on their birthday?! All ASOSers get a day off during their birthday week, in addition to 25 days of annual leave.

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