Buying Assistant

John Lewis Partnership • New London, CT

2h • Hybrid

About The Position

ABOUT THE ROLE Are you passionate about a career in Buying? Do you want to work for an iconic brand across a range of categories? Are you great at building relationships with suppliers and internal teams? If so, this may be just the job for you. We are recruiting a number of permanent Buying Assistants across various categories including:- Home: Tabletop Fashion: Mens Own Brand, Sports, Women’s Shoes, Men’s Brands, Toys and Books Beauty: Fragrance In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £4.00 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements. Expected salary - up to £31,000 (dependent on experience). Contract type - This position is a Permanent contract. Location - This is a hybrid working role. The normal place of work for this role is our London Central Office in Pimlico. The expectation is a minimum of 3 days per week in the office as team collaboration is critical in this role - core days will vary across teams. Next Steps - Virtual assessments will take place W/C 26/1/26.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge of product development processes - in respective category areas; Home, Fashion, and Beauty.
• Communicating, influencing and negotiating with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent time management/prioritisation skills and approach to tasks in a project/milestone outlook - planning and reviewing work regularly and adapting to change.
• Experience of working with range plans, critical path and assortment review and marketing nomination processes.
• Demonstrates an innate passion for and understanding of Retail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a Buying office or a Buying qualification would be an advantage.
• Experience of using JL systems/tools - Range plan, Product Hub, Step, Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Managing milestones and adhering to standard processes.
• Supporting, buying and executing the administrative tasks required across critical path management, pricing, range building, marketing, and trading activities for your assigned category.
• Taking responsibility for the complete competitor and assortment analysis - working with supplier and internal teams to collate and deliver - events, marketing activities, samples (range building and assortment reviews).
• You will take pride in executing work in a right first time and accurate manner.
• You will be able to flex to the ebb and flow of seasonal demands, including supporting additional categories as the need arises.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed