Assistant Buyer - Brands
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Assistant Buyer - Brands
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring an Assistant Buyer for the Brands team, focusing on Menswear including Hugo Boss Tailoring. The role involves supporting brand management, range selection, trading activity, account management, and product selection. The buyer will work closely with merchandising, build relationships with brands, and suggest new brand opportunities. Requires commercial awareness, strong communication, and a keen eye for menswear product. On-site role based in Leicester with salary £34,000-£47,000.
Key Details
- Location: Leicester
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Salary: £34,000 - £47,000 per annum
- Posting Date: 05/05/2026
- Apply Before: 12/05/2026
- Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office, core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.
- Team: Product
- Job ID: 75310
What You’ll Take On
You’ll be joining the Brands buying team, offering them key support for the buying, developing and reviewing of the brand mix and ranges in the department. You’ll have key responsibilities at every stage of the process, from account management and product selection to trading the ranges in season to maximise sales opportunities – considering everything from market shifts to new and emerging fashion trends. You will be working closely and collaboratively with your merchandising team. You’ll also have the opportunity to suggest new brands to bring to the mix and put these forward to launch on the [Employer hidden] website. You’ll be responsible for accurately maintaining product systems and ensuring critical dates and deadlines are met. You’ll also build productive and strong relationships with the brands and supply base as well as provide support and development opportunities across the department.
What You’ll Bring
- Established in current role and confident to take on a new challenge.
- Commercially aware, thrive under pressure, juggle multiple priorities.
- Genuine interest in Menswear and a keen eye for product.
- Experience with brands is a bonus, but open to strong product-focused candidates.
- Great communicator and team player.
- Potential to represent team at UK and international trade shows.
Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Profit-related bonus
- Private health insurance
- Sharesave scheme
- Pension
- 25% staff discount
- Wagestream
- Salary finance
- Life assurance
- Direct to work delivery
- VIP sale access
- Staff shops
- Octopus energy for electric vehicles
- Free parking (excluding London)
- Travel2NEXT bus services
- On-site dining
- National and local discounts
- Wellhub gym membership
- Simply health
- Aviva Digicare Workplace+
- Onsite GP and Physio at Leicester Head Office
- Wellbeing partners
- Free eye testing
About [Employer hidden]
You know [Employer hidden], but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the [Employer hidden] Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
Contact for Workplace Adjustments
Email: [contact hidden] (include 'Workplace Adjustments' in subject line) or call [contact hidden].