Organising
colour palettes
and story boards
to be sent out to
suppliers
Attending fit
meetings and
noting
adjustments and
changes
Supporting the rest of the
buying team. For example
working out costings and
profit margins.
Filing
Helping with lab dips
and strike off
approvals
Trend Research
Critical Path administration
Active in the buying
process
Emailing, taking
and making
phone calls
Coffee and
Lunch runs
Comp Shops
Attending Design Presentations
Dealing with constant queries
Key Competencies
To keep
the area
organised
To be brand
focused
To be able to work
professionally within
the team, as well as
throughout the whole
company.
To be able to
understand their
target customer
To work hard
and stay
focused on the
tasks given
To follow what is going
on in the news, fashion
shows and trends - all
of this will help with the
creation of the range
To keep up to date
with emails
To have confidence and
great communication
skills.
To be able to
deal with
pressure
To be able to stick to
deadlines.
To have a good knowledge of Fashion jargon.
The ability to multitask
To be commercially aware
Who Does the BAA work
alongside to ensure
products are sold to the
maximum effect?
Visual Merchandisers
Merchandisers
Garment and
Fabric
Technicians
Designers - both print and garment
Ecommerce and Online
Retail Operations
Other product
groups, for
example Branded
Suppliers
and Sourcing
Head of Division
Head of Category
Buyer
Assistant Buyer
Buyers Assistant
In order for a product team to
work effectively and create
successful ranges each member
needs to work within their team..
They need to play of each others
strengths and notice that everyone
has their own positive attributes
as well as negative attributes.
Career Opportunities
To become a
higher ranking
buyer
Moving onto a different
department, learning
about new fabrics and
development techniques.
Moving to a different
company to learn
about different
business methods.
BAA
Buyers Assistant
Assistant Buyer
Buyer
Head of Category
Head of Division
Working hard, being
commercially aware
and loving your job
will help you to work
your way up the
rankings quicker.