Strategic Partnerships Assistant Buyer
Description
Support the Product Manager in delivering the Womenswear Strategic Partnerships strategy, ensuring product ranges are commercially successful, customer\-focused and aligned to both River Island and partner objectives.
You will be the key link between Product, Merchandising, Account Management and Strategic Partnerships teams, helping to drive product performance through strong commercial awareness, product expertise and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities:
Product \& Trading* Support the planning, delivery and performance of Womenswear product ranges.
- Analyse sales, customer and market trends to identify risks and opportunities.
- Share trading insights and product recommendations with key stakeholders.
- Support the delivery of sales, profit and growth targets.
- Coordinate product selections, range reviews and seasonal milestones.
- Ensure product information is accurate and communicated effectively across teams.
- Support the successful delivery of products from planning through to launch.
- Support product presentations and range reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
- Act as a key point of contact for product\-related queries.
- Ensure feedback and insights are shared to support future product decisions.
- Encourage collaboration and continuous improvement across the team.
- Contribute to a positive, inclusive and high\-performing team culture.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of product performance.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Strong communication and relationship\-building abilities.
- Confident using data and insight to support decision\-making.
- Passion for fashion, product and customer trends.
- Strong relationships across internal and external stakeholders.
- Effective management of product timelines and delivery.
- Delivery against sales, profit and growth targets.
- Positive support and development of junior team members.
About Us
We’re a much\-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions. This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.
This role is based at our Head Office in West London. Check us out here on a map.
What we can offer you:
Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself to the latest products, and a bargain staff shop on site!
Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more through the Retail Trust.
A free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant \& café to fill you needs. Various social events to socialise throughout the year.
Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption \& fertility treatment. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders!
Flexible working, on top of payday and summer early finish Fridays.
Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and receive matched funding.
Support with upskilling through on the job training and qualifications. A succession plan if you want to progress.
A generous bonus scheme \& private pension plan.
- ️ 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday twice a year for whatever the need!
Keeping You Safe
At River Island we are committed to the safeguarding of all of our employees regardless of age or job role. We will fulfil our obligation under the Prevent duty which seeks to stop extremism and extremist views from materialising in our business. We promote and encourage the belief in British Values\- including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. To find out more, please visit www.gov.uk.
Our Island is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio\-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about this interview process, check out our hiring process below.### About River Island
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