Face + Body Assistant Buyer (12 Month FTC)

The Role As an Assistant Buyer on Face + Body, you'll play a key role in delivering the best edit of global beauty brands for the ASOS customer. Working closely with your Buyer and cross-functional partners, you'll help drive trade, identify opportunities for growth and build strong brand partnerships that support the success of the department. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded beauty enthusiast who is passionate about trends, customer behaviour and bringing relevant newness to ASOS. The Details - Supporting the Buyer in curating a commercially balanced and trend-led beauty range for the ASOS customer. - Identifying emerging beauty trends, brands and product opportunities to ensure a relevant and exciting customer offer. - Building strong relationships with brand partners and supporting the delivery of joint business plans and commercial objectives. - Working closely with Buying and Merchandising teams to drive departmental performance through sales, profit and customer-focused decision making. - Analysing trade performance to identify risks and opportunities, making recommendations to support departmental growth. - Managing the critical path to ensure key launch dates and milestones are achieved. - Collaborating with Marketing and ASOS Media Group (AMG) to maximise visibility of key brands, trends and product moments. - Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders including Digital Trade, Supply Chain, Operations and Events. - Supporting wider Face + Body and Retail projects and initiatives across the business. - Coaching and supporting Buying Assistants within the team while championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies. We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team. That's why our approach to working together includes spending at least 3 days a week in the office. It's a rhythm that speeds up decision-making, helps ASOSers learn from each other more quickly, and builds the kind of culture where people can grow, create and succeed. About You - Previous Beauty Buying experience at Assistant Buyer level within a fast-paced retailer or brand. - Passionate about beauty, trends and understanding the ASOS customer. - Strong commercial awareness with the ability to use data and insight to support decision making. - Knowledge of the beauty market and awareness of emerging brands and trends. - Strong relationship-building skills with both internal and external stakeholders. - Highly organised, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. - Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities. - Confident communicating and presenting to a range of stakeholders. - Strong analytical skills and experience using relevant trading systems and Microsoft Office. - Demonstrates the ASOS values of Authentic, Brave, Creative and Disciplined.