Buying Assistant - George

ASDA
£24,420 - £29,991 a year
Harborough, England
Full time
2 days ago

Job Title

Buying Assistant - George


Location

George House


Employment Type

Full time


Contract Type

Permanent


Hours Per Week

37.5


Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.


Category

Buying


Closing Date

5 August 2025


Are you passionate about fashion, product development, and delivering what customers love? Do you thrive in a fast-paced retail environment where creativity meets commercial thinking? If so, we want you on our team!We’re looking for a dynamic and detail-driven Assistant Buyer to help shape our product ranges and bring exciting, trend-led collections to life. This is your chance to be part of a forward-thinking team that’s redefining retail with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and customer-first thinking.What you’ll be doing?
  • Supporting the Buyer in developing a commercial, customer-focused product range.
  • Managing samples, product data, and critical path timelines to ensure smooth product launches.
  • Building strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams to deliver high-quality, on-trend products.
  • Tracking sales performance and market trends to help shape future buying decisions.
  • Championing sustainability and ensuring compliance with ethical sourcing standards.
  • Collaborating across departments to ensure a seamless customer journey both online and in-store.
What you’ll bring?
  • A passion for fashion and a keen eye for product detail.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a “can-do” attitude.
  • Great communication skills and a collaborative spirit.
  • Awareness of market trends, customer needs, and sustainability practices.
  • Ideally you will have worked in a Buying environment preferably within clothing
What’s in it for you?
  • A chance to grow your career in a supportive and inspiring environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • The ability to make a real impact on product ranges and customer experience.
  • Be part of a team that values innovation, teamwork, and doing the right thing.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

  • Discretionary company bonus
  • Company pension up to 7% matched
  • 15% colleague discount in store and online
  • Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
  • Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
  • Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves

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