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12 month Internship - Trainee Assistant Buyer

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Pay: Unknown
Internship Type:
Length of Scheme:
Deadline date: Unknown
Location: Liverpool United Kingdom
Category: Internship
Available from: Immediately
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time And Part Time, Indoor , Daytime Work
Job reference: E02562072
Retail 2017-11-15 2022-05-19

Job Description

About the Role As a Trainee Assistant Buyer intern, you'll work with your Buying Team to plan and deliver the highest quality product ranges at the lowest price for our customers, acting as a point of contact for suppliers and retail teams and carrying out all administration duties.

Responsible for end to end sample management, tracking initial, red and gold seal samples, ensuring sample rooms are maintained to a high standard and liaising with ecommerce to ensure key information is shared regarding each product
Working closely with a Trainee Assistant Merchandiser, you'll manage the entire critical path to ensure deliveries are made on time, attending weekly meetings to track progress
Acting as a note taker within fit sessions, alongside the Quality Assurance team, you'll ensure products meet Matalan's criteria and clearly communicating any changes to the supplier.
Conducting local store visits, you'll monitor merchandising and layout guidelines and collate customer feedback on specific product ranges
Carrying out competitor research, benchmarking ranges and pricing to complete quarterly reviews and feedback to the team on missed opportunities and ideas 160
Assisting in the creation and development of product guidelines for the forthcoming season alongside the Buying team

About You
Currently a 2nd year student, ideally studying a Fashion Buying, Retail Management, Promotion or Design course that requires you to complete a 1 year placement. Start dates vary between June to September 2018 for 12 months.
Fashion based work experience would be advantageous
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Commercially focused and trend aware
Ability to work independently and manage own workload
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels
Self motivated and committed to developing your skills

In return you'll receive a full 360 induction to Matalan, starting on day one, with a structured training programme and Career Path designed by our in house Learning amp Development team to help you to build your knowledge and skills during your time with us and beyond. We offer a competitive salary, 33 days holiday including bank holidays, 20 discount in store and online, free parking and access to our voluntary benefits scheme, Family Extras.
About Matalan Founded in the early 1980s by John Hargreaves in Liverpool, Matalan is a family retail business that is proud to serve its customer excellent quality at great value. With over 200 stores in the UK, a growing online presence and over 15,000 employees, working here is exciting, collaborative, challenging, and above all fun 160 As part of the Matalan family you can expect some great benefits and the opportunity to be part of our exciting vision to become the UK's most trusted value retailer. This is Retail Made Real. 160

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