Responsibilities:

- Planning/Range Building.

- To support and assist the Buyer in the development of customer, market and trend focused seasonal collections.

- To be aware of market movements, competitor activity, current and forthcoming fashion trends

- To actively investigate and propose new product opportunities to optimise brand strength and potential sales performance.

- General correspondence with suppliers for sample requests & order information.

- Book in and attend Supplier meetings to review new collections, current orders and deliveries.

- Liaise with Merchandising to negotiate prices with factories and agents to achieve target margins and secure deliveries.

- Ensure any product related changes are communicated to Wholesale, Press & Marketing and VM.