Addresssass & bide is a highly creative Australian designer label dedicated to the strong, the obscure & the beautiful, leading the culture of fashion for bold and individualistic women.
An exciting opportunity has become available for an Assistant Buyer to join the sass & bide family in our beautiful Support Office in Alexandria.
You will be responsible for contributing to the achievement of sales and GP targets through assisting the management of the buy and all associated follow through activities to drive sell through.
Why work at sass & bide?
- We are a Designer Australian label â home grown with an international presence!
- We focus on our ‘Sisterhood’. We are all about female empowerment, working as a team and building lifelong relationships
- We are more than just a fashion brand- we give back & take pride in working with our charity partners Make a Wish Foundation and Barnardo’s Australia.
- You get to get involved! Work closely with the head of merchandise as your mentor- stretch and develop your skills
- You’ll be eligible for our generous staff discount
Supporting the head of merchandise, your key responsibilities will include:
- Sales order raising & maintenance, including liaising with all relevant internal and external departments
- Maintaining data integrity of the buy spreadsheet
- Preparing samples for weekly trade meetings, SWOT and sign off meetings
- Reporting on weekly best sellers and making recommendations on trade opportunities to the head buyer
- Prepare post seasonal review & general ad hoc reports
- Conduct store visits to share findings and monitor competitor activity to present findings quarterly
- Manage relationships and provide high levels communications to share between design, production, retail, VM and marketing teams
We are seeking the following attributes:
- Prior experience in buying or buying administration
- Acute attention to detail and ability to prioritise
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, specifically excel
- Experience with AP21 is advantageous
- Ability to develop and foster productive relationships internally and externally
- Be results driven with an enthusiasm to work both independently and collaboratively
Finding the right cultural fit is important to us; we have an amazing collection of creative, clever and inspiring people who work hard and have fun together. We would love to hear from those who love what they do, dream big, are curious, adaptable, follow their instinct and embrace opportunities to learn every day.
Please note: due to the large volume of applications we receive, we can only respond to those who have successfully fulfilled our initial criteria.
