Assistant Buyer - MP Activewear
Job Category
Buying
Division
THG Nutrition
Location
UK, Manchester
Job Type
Full-time
About THG
We’re a fast-moving, global technology group that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. We’re home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.
We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realise our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry.
THG Nutrition & Wellness:
THG Nutrition & Wellness is home to some of the best loved and most trusted names in wellbeing and nutrition, including Myprotein, the world's largest online sports nutrition brand, its family of brands, Myvegan, Myvitamins, MP Activewear and MyPRO.
We want to be the world's most empowering health movement, championing everyone to live healthier, more active lives. Our brands and people exist to break boundaries, to power and empower those who want more. We break conventions, we’re a force for good, and we keep it real. These are the values that drive us through every day.
Everything we do is done in-house, from manufacturing and new product development to content creation, e-commerce, marketing and logistics. This means we’re perfectly positioned to deliver to our vision and keep our place at the top of a fast-moving, global industry.
It's an incredibly exciting time to join the team, and we’re always looking for talented people who share our vision and values to drive our Nutrition & Wellness movement forward.
Assistant Buyer - MP Activewear (www.mp.com)
Job Location: Manchester, THG Icon HQ, 7-9 Sunbank Ln, Altrincham WA15 0AF
This role is office based, 5 days a week.
The Role: Assistant Buyer
The role will report into the Junior Buyer on the MP Activewear Clothing team and will involve working closely with the design team, merchandisers, and garment technologists to develop and deliver high quality product on seasonal and core ranges. We are looking for somebody who love’s product and is keen to progress in a fast moving team.
Key responsibilities.
-Support the buying team on delivering full buying cycle with opportunities to quickly progress and take on responsibilities of managing own ranges.
-Working closely with suppliers on submission approvals, critical path and maintaining supplier relationships.
- Negotiating cost prices with suppliers to achieve departmental BIM targets.
-Supporting with competitor shops online and instore.
-Support team with weekly sales analysis.
-Attending weekly product fit sessions and supporting team on product confirmations.
-Carry out regular website product detail checks.
- Supporting on photo shoots and campaigns, ensuring product availability.
Requirements:
-Efficient in Microsoft systems (Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint).
-Accuracy & Attention to detail.
-Good Time Management.
- Experience in buying preferably fashion/ sportwear role or minimum 12 months.
What's on offer:
-Competitive starting salary
-Onsite Gym
-Onsite Doctor
-Onsite Hairdresser/barber
-Onsite Physio
-Discounts across THG Brands
-Pension
THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.
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